Orienta East (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°39'34", Longitude 81°22'12"

Period of record: 22 sampling dates; July 20, 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 22 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

21

40

58

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

670

1330

2490

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

14.7

65.8

114.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.2

2.3

5.2

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-06-99

53

1380

75.7

2.0

Feb-09-99

48

1360

63.0

2.0

Mar-16-99

58

1580

91.7

1.5

Apr-19-99

54

2490

114.7

1.5

Jun-22-99

42

1680

61.7

2.0

Jul-22-99

34

1410

40.3

1.7

Aug-24-99

39

1720

78.7

1.5

Sep-29-99

42

1670

81.7

2.0

Oct-28-99

40

1490

82.7

1.9

Nov-30-99

47

1440

75.0

1.2

Dec-30-99

46

1210

54.3

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

46

1590

74.5

1.7

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