Lizzie (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°14'36", Longitude 81°11'5"
Period of record: 97 sampling dates; June 4, 1990 to December 31, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 861 acres / 348 hectacres
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 water body lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
8.2 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
107 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
103 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
11.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
22.9 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.9 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
3.5 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 97 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
16 |
28 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
490 |
720 |
1070 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
4.4 |
9.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.4 |
4.3 |
9.0 |
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-29-99 |
15 |
490 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
|
Feb-20-99 |
22 |
540 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
|
Mar-23-99 |
17 |
550 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
|
May-26-99 |
16 |
490 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
|
Jul-20-99 |
17 |
530 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
|
Sep-24-99 |
11 |
490 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
|
Nov-26-99 |
20 |
630 |
9.0 |
4.5 |
|
Dec-31-99 |
20 |
660 |
8.3 |
3.5 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
17 |
550 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
Lizzie (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 23, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
26 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
2 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.0 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.7 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.1 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
298 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 15 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
100 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
100 |
|
variableleaf pondweed |
Potamogeton diversifolius |
93 |
|
bog-moss |
Mayaca fluviatilis |
87 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
87 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
73 |
|
bacopa |
Bacopa monnieri |
73 |
|
variable-leaf milfoil |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum |
73 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
73 |
|
green algae |
Chlorphyta |
73 |
|
. |
Eleocharis spp. |
73 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
67 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
67 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
60 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
53 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
47 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
47 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
40 |
|
bladderwort |
Utricularia foliosa |
40 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
27 |
|
St. John's wort |
Hypericum spp. |
27 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
20 |
|
common salvinia |
Salvinia rotundifolia |
13 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
13 |
|
hydrilla |
Hydrilla verticillata |
13 |
|
tapegrass |
Vallisneria americana |
13 |
|
yellow-eyed grass |
Xyris spp. |
13 |
|
floating water-hyacinth |
Eichhornia crassipes |
7 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
7 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
7 |
|
lemon bacopa |
Bacopa caroliniana |
7 |
|
dwarf arrowhead |
Sagittaria subulata |
7 |
Lizzie (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
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 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
90 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
90 |
|
slender naiad |
Najas minor |
90 |
|
bog-moss |
Mayaca fluviatilis |
80 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
80 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
80 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
70 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
70 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
60 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
60 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
50 |
|
St. John's wort |
Hypericum spp. |
50 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
40 |
|
tapegrass |
Vallisneria americana |
40 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
30 |
|
bacopa |
Bacopa monnieri |
30 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
30 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
20 |
|
knot grass |
Paspalum distichum |
20 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
20 |
|
variable-leaf milfoil |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum |
10 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
10 |
|
southern cutgrass |
Leersia hexandra |
10 |