Little Mary (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°44'54", Longitude 81°18'54"

Period of record: 47 sampling dates; September 2, 1991 to November 29, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by coastal sand and shelly silty sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Casselberry-Oviedo-Geneva-Chuluota Hills division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 47 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

10

16

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

350

580

790

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

3.3

7.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

7.5

11.0

15.0

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

Jan-27-99

7

480

2.3

13.9

Feb-26-99

8

490

3.0

11.8

Apr-01-99

9

600

2.3

10.5

Apr-28-99

10

650

2.3

10.9

May-31-99

15

730

4.0

8.7

Jun-28-99

16

790

4.7

8.4

Aug-04-99

11

750

3.3

10.3

Aug-26-99

11

660

2.3

11.3

Sep-27-99

11

660

3.7

11.3

Oct-31-99

8

570

3.0

10.5

Nov-29-99

10

630

3.0

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

10

640

3.1

10.9

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