Moxie (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°34'53", Longitude 81°32'8"

Period of record: 82 sampling dates; July 29, 1992 to December 7, 1999

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 12 acres / 5 hectacres     Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Apopka Upland

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Apopka Hills subdivision of the Apopka Upland division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 82 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
6
11
57
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
330
590
1030
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
5.9
42.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
4.0
9.1
16.0

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
Feb-08-99
7
550
1.7
16.0
Mar-15-99
9
680
2.3
12.7
Apr-12-99
8
680
1.0
13.7
May-12-99
7
470
1.7
11.7
Jul-27-99
7
390
3.0
11.7
Aug-02-99
7
400
2.7
11.7
Sep-27-99
11
410
6.3
11.7
Nov-08-99
7
570
3.0
11.0
Dec-07-99
6
550
2.0
9.0
         
1999 Average
8
520
2.6
12.1

Moxie (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on May 18, 1994

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
0
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
0
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
3.6
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
1.3
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
12
Average lake depth (m)
6

Frequency that plant species occur in 5 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
100
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
80
torpedograss Panicum repens
80
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
80
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
60
bog-moss Mayaca fluviatilis
60
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
60
alligator-weed Alternanthera philoxeroides
40
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
40
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
40
cat-tail Typha spp.
20
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
20
willow Salix spp.
20
southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
20
pipewort Eriocaulon spp.
20
red root Lachnanthes caroliniana
20
jointed flat sedge Cyperus haspan
20

 

Moxie (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 22, 1999

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
18
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
3
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
5.2
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
4.9
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
10
Average lake depth (m)
4

Frequency that plant species occur in 5 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
100
bog-moss Mayaca fluviatilis
100
torpedograss Panicum repens
100
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
100
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
80
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
80
red root Lachnanthes caroliniana
80
red ludwigia Ludwigia repens
60
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
60
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
40
flat-sedge Cyperus odoratus
40
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
40
southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
40
yellow-eyed grass Xyris spp.
40
alligator-weed Alternanthera philoxeroides
20
cat-tail Typha spp.
20
salt-bush Baccharis spp.
20
willow Salix spp.
20
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
20
respuinata bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
20

Back to M lakes page