Pineloch (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'29", Longitude 81°22'2"

Period of record: 32 sampling dates; November 25, 1990 to July 30, 1994

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 58 acres / 23 hectacres

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

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 Orlando Promontory division of the Central Lake District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

7.8

Sulfate (mg/L)

21.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

53.5

Calcium (mg/L)

22.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

216

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

14

Sodium (mg/L)

11.0

Chloride (mg/L)

17.0

Potassium (mg/L)

4.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.9

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 32 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

17

30

42

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

500

800

1330

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

7.0

24.0

63.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.2

4.2

7.7

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

 

Pineloch (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on June 3, 1992

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

2

Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)

0

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.9

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.)

5

Average lake depth (m)

4


Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

water primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

60

cat-tail

Typha spp.

30

elephant-ear

Colocasia esculenta

30

willow

Salix spp.

30

water-pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

20

giant bulrush

Scirpus californicus

10

maidencane

Panicum hemitomon

10

torpedograss

Panicum repens

10

elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

10

 

Pineloch (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 28, 1994

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

2

Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)

0

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

1.4

Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.1

Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.0

Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)

5

Average lake depth (m)

5


Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

water primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

80

water-pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

40

elephant-ear

Colocasia esculenta

40

maidencane

Panicum hemitomon

40

cat-tail

Typha spp.

30

wax myrtle

Myrica cerifera

30

torpedograss

Panicum repens

30

smartweed

Polygonum hydropiperoides

20

bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

20

alligator-weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

10

spatterdock

Nuphar luteum

10

willow

Salix spp.

10

flat-sedge

Cyperus odoratus

10

rush fuirena

Fuirena scirpoidea

10

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