Pocket (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°25'14", Longitude 81°30'48"
Period of record: 64 sampling dates; October 15, 1993 to November 28, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 126 acres / 51 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Doctor Phillips Ridge
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is a mixture of two major types the phosphatic sand of the Hawthorne Formation and coastal sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 64 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
7 |
12 |
19 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
350 |
500 |
810 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.0 |
5.4 |
17.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.0 |
9.2 |
14.0 |
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-16-99 |
13 |
480 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
|
Mar-20-99 |
14 |
530 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
|
May-28-99 |
15 |
610 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
|
Jul-16-99 |
12 |
640 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
|
Aug-22-99 |
11 |
600 |
10.3 |
7.0 |
|
Oct-30-99 |
14 |
590 |
8.3 |
7.2 |
|
Nov-28-99 |
17 |
650 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
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1999 Average |
13 |
590 |
6.7 |
7.8 |