Mills (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°38'7", Longitude 81°7'0"
Period of record: 6 sampling dates; January 23, 1993 to July 28, 1993
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 232 acres / 94 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
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.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
14.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.9 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
115 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
100 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.9 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
20.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
3.6 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.5 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
13 |
15 |
16 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
490 |
570 |
620 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
3.9 |
6.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.0 |
5.9 |
8.7 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.