Smith (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°21'20", Longitude 81°38'9"

Period of record: 6 sampling dates; April 16, 1999 to September 13, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Osceola Slope

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Eastern Complex of the Central Ridge subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

25

34

53

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

750

840

970

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

8.0

16.5

29.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.5

2.5

2.5

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

Apr-16-99

53

830

16.5

.

May-14-99

36

940

21.0

.

Jun-18-99

37

970

29.3

2.5

Jul-15-99

25

800

8.0

.

Aug-16-99

25

750

11.3

.

Sep-13-99

27

770

13.0

.

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

34

840

16.5

2.5

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