Brick (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°9'57", Longitude 81°11'40"
Period of record: 66 sampling dates; January 13, 1991 to December 30, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 616 acres / 249 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Osceola Slope
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 66 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
15 |
27 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
570 |
890 |
1330 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
6.4 |
20.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-09-99 |
11 |
760 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
|
Feb-20-99 |
9 |
720 |
12.7 |
2.0 |
|
Mar-22-99 |
13 |
660 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
|
Apr-15-99 |
12 |
750 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
|
May-23-99 |
13 |
770 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
|
Jun-04-99 |
14 |
640 |
4.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jul-17-99 |
12 |
790 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
|
Aug-15-99 |
19 |
1000 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
|
Sep-06-99 |
13 |
880 |
12.3 |
2.0 |
|
Oct-10-99 |
13 |
980 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
|
Nov-22-99 |
17 |
1100 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
|
Dec-30-99 |
16 |
1160 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
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|
1999 Average |
13 |
850 |
6.8 |
1.9 |