Crescent (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'30", Longitude 81°33'39"

Period of record: 19 sampling dates; June 9, 1998 to December 10, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 172 acres / 70 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Doctor Phillips 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 Apopka Hills subdivision of the Apopka Upland 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)

6

14

19

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

470

600

700

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

5.7

10.2

15.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.3

7.5

10.3

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

15

530

8.0

7.3

Feb-06-99

15

470

10.0

8.3

Mar-10-99

12

500

9.7

7.0

Apr-06-99

15

680

8.3

7.0

May-09-99

14

560

10.0

7.3

Jun-08-99

18

580

10.7

7.3

Jul-08-99

12

510

5.7

8.0

Aug-10-99

12

590

8.3

10.3

Sep-04-99

11

550

8.3

8.7

Oct-12-99

13

600

7.7

9.3

Nov-12-99

16

690

13.3

8.0

Dec-10-99

16

680

13.0

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

14

580

9.4

8.1

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