Jessamine North (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°29'18", Longitude 81°22'51"

Period of record: 45 sampling dates; May 17, 1993 to September 18, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 306 acres / 124 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 45 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

16

22

38

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

700

1090

1570

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

7.0

27.9

54.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.6

3.0

5.0

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

Feb-18-99

22

700

15.0

3.5

Sep-18-99

21

1180

22.0

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

22

940

18.5

3.0

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