Lizzie (Osceola)

Location: Latitude 28°14'36", Longitude 81°11'5"

Period of record: 89 sampling dates; June 4, 1990 to December 11, 1998

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 861 acres / 348 hectacres    Click here for Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Osceola Slope

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

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

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The lake lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: Aquatic plant survey, supplemental water chemistry, and bathymetric map

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 89 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
5
16
28
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
510
730
1070
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.3
4.4
9.7
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
1.4
4.2
7.3

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L),
total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft)
Jan-18-98
23
1030
4.3
2.0
Feb-21-98
23
930
6.7
1.7
Mar-23-98
28
940
4.3
1.9
Jul-21-98
25
770
7.0
2.7
Aug-18-98
26
730
6.7
3.0
Sep-15-98
22
680
5.0
1.4
Oct-14-98
18
570
4.7
4.0
Nov-12-98
18
530
5.0
3.3
Dec-11-98
19
520
4.0
4.0
         
1998 Average
23
740
5.3
2.7

 

Aquatic plant data collected on June 9, 1998

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
16
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
4
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
6.0
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
4.5
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.6
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
109.0

 

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant species
Frequency (%)
slender naiad Najas minor
90
fragrant water-lily Nymphaea odorata
90
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
90
bog-moss Mayaca fluviatilis
80
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
80
torpedograss Panicum repens
80
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
70
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
70
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
60
cat-tail Typha spp.
60
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
50
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
50
banana-lily Nymphoides aquatica
40
tapegrass Vallisneria americana
40
bacopa Bacopa monnieri
30
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
30
duck-potato Sagittaria lancifolia
30
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
20
knot grass Paspalum distichum
20
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
20
southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
10
variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
10
purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
10