Sheen (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°25'54", Longitude 81°31'14"

Period of record: 45 sampling dates; October 15, 1993 to November 28, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 565 acres / 229 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Doctor Phillips Ridge

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is a mixture of two major types the phosphatic sand of the Hawthorne Formation and coastal sand of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Kissimmee Valley division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 45 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

10

17

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

280

410

630

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

2.3

4.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

6.7

10.3

15.0

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

Jan-16-99

8

390

2.0

10.0

Mar-20-99

10

330

1.7

9.0

May-28-99

12

360

1.3

10.7

Jul-16-99

10

420

3.0

12.0

Aug-22-99

11

400

3.0

10.0

Oct-30-99

10

410

2.0

9.8

Nov-28-99

12

460

2.7

10.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

11

400

2.2

10.2

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