Estelle East (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°34'30", Longitude 81°21'48"

Period of record: 79 sampling dates; March 24, 1992 to December 7, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

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 79 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

19

36

330

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

460

910

3250

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

7.0

27.8

61.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

3.3

6.2

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

Jan-19-99

30

990

23.7

5.0

Feb-09-99

29

800

28.7

2.8

Apr-06-99

26

830

13.3

4.0

May-04-99

52

1000

.

4.5

May-28-99

22

820

24.7

.

Aug-31-99

25

860

33.3

3.0

Sep-23-99

27

600

38.7

5.0

Oct-05-99

20

530

28.0

3.8

Nov-09-99

37

1140

41.7

3.0

Dec-07-99

37

1060

50.5

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

30

860

31.4

3.8

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