Lorraine (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°49'39", Longitude 81°52'56"
Period of record: 116 sampling dates; May 11, 1990 to December 20, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Central Valley
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered clayey sand and granular sand of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Central Lakes division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 116 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
19 |
45 |
99 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
1440 |
2210 |
4200 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
6.0 |
33.9 |
105.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
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 |
30 |
1520 |
9.7 |
. |
|
Feb-25-99 |
19 |
1520 |
8.7 |
. |
|
Mar-23-99 |
23 |
1490 |
6.0 |
. |
|
Apr-26-99 |
47 |
2080 |
18.3 |
. |
|
May-25-99 |
40 |
2280 |
13.0 |
. |
|
Jun-25-99 |
34 |
1700 |
16.0 |
. |
|
Jul-31-99 |
25 |
1570 |
9.0 |
. |
|
Aug-29-99 |
25 |
1500 |
8.0 |
. |
|
Sep-30-99 |
27 |
1620 |
17.3 |
. |
|
Oct-29-99 |
33 |
1780 |
19.3 |
3.4 |
|
Nov-26-99 |
28 |
1740 |
12.3 |
. |
|
Dec-20-99 |
21 |
1800 |
7.0 |
. |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
29 |
1720 |
12.1 |
3.4 |