Hourglass (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°31'20", Longitude 81°21'25"

Period of record: 49 sampling dates; May 4, 1995 to December 17, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 14 acres / 6 hectacres

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 49 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

51

73

107

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

650

1120

2400

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

30.7

72.5

205.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.2

2.7

4.7

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-13-99

104

820

30.7

3.7

Feb-16-99

92

1140

71.0

4.7

Mar-18-99

71

890

31.0

3.7

Apr-19-99

107

1140

80.7

3.0

May-17-99

86

950

133.0

2.9

Jun-20-99

83

1020

60.0

3.2

Jul-18-99

64

850

50.5

3.2

Aug-16-99

74

880

51.0

3.3

Sep-16-99

77

910

66.7

3.1

Oct-14-99

51

650

42.3

3.4

Nov-19-99

66

1060

73.3

2.6

Dec-17-99

90

1540

128.3

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

80

990

68.2

3.2

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