La Grange (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'29", Longitude 81°20'33"

Period of record: 43 sampling dates; February 17, 1991 to December 4, 1994

Surface area : No data available.

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 2 months sampled:

pH

7.8

Sulfate (mg/L)

37.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

29.0

Calcium (mg/L)

15.5

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

250

Magnesium (mg/L)

5.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

15

Sodium (mg/L)

18.5

Chloride (mg/L)

26.3

Potassium (mg/L)

7.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 43 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

9

20

35

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

390

730

1430

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.7

9.9

28.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

8.0

13.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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