Price (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°35'52", Longitude 81°10'30"
Period of record: 13 sampling dates; January 11, 1997 to October 18, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands
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 Holopaw-Indian Town Ridges and Swales division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.0 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
6.1 |
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
142 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
12 |
Chloride (mg/L) |
32.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.5 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 13 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
8 |
9 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
290 |
360 |
430 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
11.8 |
13.7 |
15.7 |
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-20-99 |
8 |
390 |
1.0 |
. |
|
Mar-20-99 |
5 |
400 |
1.0 |
. |
|
May-16-99 |
6 |
390 |
2.3 |
. |
|
Jun-15-99 |
8 |
370 |
2.0 |
. |
|
Jul-18-99 |
9 |
350 |
2.3 |
. |
|
Aug-18-99 |
9 |
400 |
2.3 |
. |
|
Sep-25-99 |
8 |
430 |
2.3 |
12.3 |
|
Oct-18-99 |
8 |
340 |
2.7 |
. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
8 |
390 |
2.0 |
12.3 |