Rock (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°32'49", Longitude 81°24'5"

Period of record: 7 sampling dates; February 5, 1991 to October 13, 1991

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 44 acres / 18 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

9.3

Sulfate (mg/L)

7.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

45.3

Calcium (mg/L)

16.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

148

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

10

Sodium (mg/L)

10.0

Chloride (mg/L)

13.2

Potassium (mg/L)

1.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.3

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 7 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

13

21

29

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

360

580

1010

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

10.2

36.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

10.8

17.7

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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