Killarney (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°35'57", Longitude 81°22'30"
Period of record: 23 sampling dates; October 17, 1992 to May 20, 1995
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 237 acres / 96 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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.4 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
65.4 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
193 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
4.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
19 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
9.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
14.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.2 |
|
Calcium (mg/L) |
22.3 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 23 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
16 |
27 |
39 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
500 |
670 |
870 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.3 |
23.5 |
52.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.5 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.