Christie (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°26'26", Longitude 81°24'21"
Period of record: 15 sampling dates; September 21, 1998 to November 20, 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 Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.1 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
28.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
128 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
26 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
17 |
25 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
570 |
780 |
1040 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
10.3 |
16.9 |
31.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.0 |
4.4 |
5.8 |
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-18-99 |
18 |
600 |
19.0 |
5.3 |
|
Feb-20-99 |
25 |
840 |
20.0 |
4.8 |
|
Mar-13-99 |
22 |
800 |
21.7 |
4.2 |
|
Apr-24-99 |
22 |
720 |
11.7 |
4.3 |
|
May-22-99 |
21 |
890 |
14.0 |
3.7 |
|
Jun-16-99 |
22 |
890 |
12.3 |
3.7 |
|
Jul-16-99 |
18 |
800 |
14.3 |
4.0 |
|
Aug-15-99 |
14 |
850 |
18.3 |
3.3 |
|
Sep-19-99 |
16 |
1040 |
31.7 |
3.0 |
|
Oct-19-99 |
12 |
920 |
25.0 |
4.0 |
|
Nov-20-99 |
16 |
820 |
11.3 |
5.8 |
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1999 Average |
19 |
830 |
18.1 |
4.2 |