Little Down (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'31", Longitude 81°32'24"

Period of record: 3 sampling dates; February 19, 1994 to April 19, 1994

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Doctor Phillips 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 Apopka Hills subdivision of the Apopka Upland 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.1

Sulfate (mg/L)

37.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

14.7

Calcium (mg/L)

9.8

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

255

Magnesium (mg/L)

8.2

Color (Pt-Co units)

16

Sodium (mg/L)

19.0

Chloride (mg/L)

39.3

Potassium (mg/L)

8.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.6

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 3 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

12

14

16

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

410

460

510

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.7

2.2

3.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

8.8

9.8

10.8

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

 
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