East Crystal (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°46'2", Longitude 81°18'54"

Period of record: 99 sampling dates; August 22, 1991 to December 20, 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 Casselberry-Oviedo-Geneva-Chuluota Hills division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 99 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

13

26

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

540

770

1100

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.3

5.0

23.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.8

8.5

14.0

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-26-99

10

700

5.3

.

Feb-28-99

14

640

4.7

.

Mar-25-99

10

650

1.3

.

Apr-25-99

13

790

1.3

.

May-22-99

10

790

1.3

.

Jun-27-99

8

590

1.7

.

Jul-28-99

12

750

2.0

.

Aug-23-99

12

630

2.7

11.0

Sep-23-99

22

800

4.3

8.0

Oct-21-99

16

980

8.0

8.0

Nov-22-99

16

1040

4.0

8.0

Dec-20-99

17

1100

6.3

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

13

790

3.6

8.7

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