Fish (Orange)

Location: Latitude 28°24'35", Longitude 81°30'47"

Period of record: 15 sampling dates; September 23, 1997 to December 22, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Doctor Phillips Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The lake lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: No additional data available.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 15 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

11

16

23

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

410

600

820

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

12.2

24.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

5.6

7.7

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date

TP (µg/L)

TN (µg/L)

CHL (µg/L)

SECCHI (ft)

Jan-09-98

14

420

6.0

6.7

Feb-24-98

14

470

4.0

7.0

Mar-22-98

14

770

3.3

6.0

Apr-17-98

12

610

3.0

6.7

May-11-98

11

410

3.0

7.7

Jun-22-98

11

470

6.0

7.0

Jul-23-98

11

460

8.5

7.0

Sep-15-98

16

690

19.7

4.0

Oct-19-98

23

820

18.0

3.0

Nov-17-98

22

750

16.3

3.0

Dec-22-98

19

790

21.0

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

1998 Average

15

610

9.9

5.6