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

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

29

1720

12.1

3.4

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