Mirror (Lake County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°53'28", Longitude 81°40'23"
Period of record: 27 sampling dates; October 2, 1997 to December 7, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 2 acres / 3,003,091,200 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Apopka Upland
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 27 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
18 |
33 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
640 |
780 |
970 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
7.3 |
15.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.0 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
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-12-99 |
12 |
700 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
|
Feb-04-99 |
15 |
700 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
|
Mar-10-99 |
15 |
860 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
|
Apr-06-99 |
19 |
770 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
|
May-04-99 |
21 |
730 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
|
Jun-09-99 |
21 |
790 |
5.7 |
4.0 |
|
Jul-09-99 |
13 |
790 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
|
Aug-06-99 |
19 |
780 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
|
Sep-11-99 |
19 |
880 |
8.3 |
4.6 |
|
Oct-11-99 |
17 |
830 |
7.7 |
5.0 |
|
Nov-15-99 |
16 |
970 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
|
Dec-07-99 |
13 |
810 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
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|
1999 Average |
17 |
800 |
6.0 |
5.1 |