Cochran (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°44'23", Longitude 81°8'21"

Period of record: 3 sampling dates; September 10, 1999 to December 26, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

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 St. John’s Offset division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

12

17

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

990

1070

1180

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

5.3

18.1

43.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

1.7

2.2

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

Sep-10-99

8

1180

43.7

1.0

Nov-06-99

11

990

5.3

1.8

Dec-26-99

17

1030

5.3

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

12

1070

18.1

1.7

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