Golden (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°46'10", Longitude 81°14'30"
Period of record: 5 sampling dates; January 31, 1998 to August 15, 1998
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 45 acres / 18 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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
21.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
13.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
9.1 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
167 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
27 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
11.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
20.9 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.5 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 5 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
18 |
21 |
24 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
390 |
550 |
770 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.5 |
5.1 |
6.4 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.