Bear Gully (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°37'29", Longitude 81°16'21"
Period of record: 8 sampling dates; March 17, 1999 to December 16, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge
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 Casselberry-Oviedo-Geneva-Chuluota Hills division of the Central Lake District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
33.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
196 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
38 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
26.3 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
31 |
40 |
57 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1060 |
1260 |
1730 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
20.7 |
40.8 |
56.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
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 |
|
Mar-17-99 |
57 |
1730 |
20.7 |
3.2 |
|
Jun-04-99 |
42 |
1300 |
31.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jul-16-99 |
40 |
1350 |
38.3 |
2.5 |
|
Aug-12-99 |
31 |
1140 |
40.7 |
2.3 |
|
Sep-23-99 |
38 |
1200 |
45.3 |
2.5 |
|
Oct-11-99 |
34 |
1060 |
56.3 |
2.0 |
|
Nov-30-99 |
37 |
1180 |
50.7 |
2.0 |
|
Dec-16-99 |
38 |
1090 |
43.3 |
2.5 |
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1999 Average |
40 |
1260 |
40.8 |
2.4 |