Copeland (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°31'39", Longitude 81°22'29"

Period of record: 19 sampling dates; April 17, 1998 to December 19, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 17 acres / 7 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Orlando Promontory division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 19 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

25

36

45

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

570

810

1140

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

9.7

32.7

78.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.7

3.1

4.4

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

42

800

38.3

3.2

Feb-27-99

37

720

31.7

3.1

Mar-20-99

38

660

12.0

3.1

Apr-21-99

45

850

12.7

2.8

May-22-99

35

570

9.7

3.8

Jun-25-99

34

570

22.0

3.9

Jul-17-99

43

850

78.0

4.0

Aug-14-99

37

740

21.3

4.4

Oct-24-99

31

710

25.3

3.5

Nov-29-99

36

790

40.7

3.3

Dec-19-99

44

870

54.0

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

38

740

31.4

3.4

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