Peach (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°35'1", Longitude 81°31'55"
Period of record: 83 sampling dates; July 29, 1992 to December 7, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 8 acres / 3 hectacres
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 83 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
17 |
58 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
900 |
1810 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
13.1 |
82.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
7.0 |
10.7 |
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 |
12 |
1180 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
|
Mar-15-99 |
19 |
1130 |
9.0 |
8.7 |
|
Apr-12-99 |
12 |
740 |
14.7 |
5.3 |
|
May-12-99 |
14 |
400 |
9.0 |
7.0 |
|
Jul-27-99 |
9 |
340 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
|
Aug-02-99 |
10 |
380 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
|
Sep-27-99 |
17 |
470 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
|
Nov-08-99 |
13 |
920 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
|
Dec-07-99 |
17 |
1250 |
4.3 |
10.0 |
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1999 Average |
14 |
760 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
Peach (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) |
0.4 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
4 |
|
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 |
40 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
20 |
|
southern naiad |
Najas guadalupensis |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
20 |