Queens Mirror (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°39'45", Longitude 81°19'23"
Period of record: 25 sampling dates; May 30, 1996 to October 25, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 12 acres / 5 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge
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 Casselberry-Oviedo-Geneva-Chuluota Hills division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 25 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
33 |
54 |
88 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
560 |
810 |
1310 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
15.3 |
33.8 |
60.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
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-21-99 |
34 |
690 |
15.3 |
4.0 |
|
Feb-25-99 |
33 |
700 |
23.0 |
4.0 |
|
Mar-25-99 |
40 |
740 |
16.3 |
3.2 |
|
Jun-29-99 |
88 |
1140 |
45.0 |
3.0 |
|
Jul-22-99 |
62 |
1070 |
38.7 |
2.0 |
|
Aug-10-99 |
59 |
1060 |
42.3 |
1.8 |
|
Sep-17-99 |
80 |
1310 |
47.3 |
1.5 |
|
Oct-25-99 |
50 |
780 |
39.0 |
2.0 |
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1999 Average |
56 |
940 |
33.4 |
2.7 |