Searcy (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°42'22", Longitude 81°21'21"

Period of record: 23 sampling dates; February 24, 1998 to December 20, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 11 acres / 4 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Crescent City/DeLand Ridges

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 23 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

33

50

93

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

780

1200

1860

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

37.3

65.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

3.0

4.9

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-19-99

38

1060

40.0

2.5

Feb-20-99

40

1160

50.0

2.5

Mar-20-99

53

1130

12.3

3.0

Apr-19-99

56

1410

47.0

2.5

May-15-99

61

1050

28.0

4.0

Jun-19-99

33

1250

50.7

2.5

Jul-18-99

35

1370

46.7

2.8

Aug-21-99

36

1750

38.0

2.5

Sep-19-99

50

1290

34.3

3.0

Oct-23-99

83

1240

3.0

4.0

Nov-20-99

92

1350

33.3

3.2

Dec-20-99

93

1070

4.7

3.8

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

56

1260

32.3

3.0

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