Orienta 1 (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°39'15", Longitude 81°22'40"

Period of record: 27 sampling dates; June 17, 1995 to December 30, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 129 acres / 52 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge

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.

 

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)

37

51

84

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

660

1370

2620

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

23.0

63.8

174.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.0

2.2

5.0

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-18-99

50

1400

64.0

2.0

Feb-18-99

64

1900

61.0

2.5

Mar-20-99

69

1860

114.0

1.0

Apr-20-99

84

2240

174.0

2.0

May-19-99

76

2620

108.0

1.3

Jun-09-99

55

2300

91.0

1.0

Jul-21-99

47

1530

57.3

1.0

Aug-20-99

51

1960

89.3

1.0

Sep-28-99

45

1630

61.0

2.0

Oct-28-99

41

1270

65.7

1.6

Nov-30-99

42

1220

60.3

1.0

Dec-30-99

44

1220

39.3

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

56

1760

82.1

1.5

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