Porter (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°30'43", Longitude 81°19'24"

Period of record: 70 sampling dates; August 16, 1991 to February 24, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 32 acres / 13 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.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 70 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

15

38

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

270

500

870

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.3

9.2

22.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.0

7.4

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

Feb-24-99

17

570

11.3

7.1

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

17

570

11.3

7.1

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