Emma (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°45'38", Longitude 81°21'4"

Period of record: 4 sampling dates; October 19, 1991 to January 20, 1992

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 49 acres / 20 hectacres

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 4 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

8

8

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

930

1000

1080

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

2.8

5.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

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Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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