Spring 2 (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°34'54", Longitude 81°31'13"

Period of record: 80 sampling dates; July 29, 1992 to December 7, 1999

Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 59 acres / 24 hectacres     Bathymetric Map

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Apopka Upland

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 Apopka Hills subdivision of the Apopka Upland division of the Central Lake District.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 80 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
5
8
15
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
370
590
890
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
3.5
21.0
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
8.0
12.2
22.0

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
Feb-09-99
8
590
3.0
13.0
Mar-15-99
10
520
4.0
12.3
Apr-12-99
7
460
4.3
10.0
May-12-99
8
490
2.3
8.0
Jul-27-99
7
480
1.3
8.0
Aug-02-99
7
450
1.3
8.0
Sep-28-99
9
440
3.3
10.0
Nov-09-99
8
490
4.0
12.0
Dec-07-99
8
530
2.0
10.0
         
1999 Average
8
490
2.9
10.1

 

Spring 2 (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on May 18, 1994

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
4
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
1
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
1.3
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.4
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.0
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
49
Average lake depth (m)
6

 

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
90
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
70
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
40
torpedograss Panicum repens
40
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
40
cat-tail Typha spp.
20
duck-potato Sagittaria lancifolia
10
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
10
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
10

 

Spring 2 (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on July 22, 1999

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)
28
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)
6
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
3.2
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
1.7
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)
0.9
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)
83
Average lake depth (m)
6

 

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name Plant Species
Frequency (%)
torpedograss Panicum repens
90
rush fuirena Fuirena scirpoidea
90
maidencane Panicum hemitomon
80
duck-potato Sagittaria lancifolia
60
water-pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
60
wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
60
St. John's wort Hypericum spp.
60
red root Lachnanthes caroliniana
60
red maple Acer rubrum
60
fragrant water-lily Nymphaea odorata
50
water primrose Ludwigia octovalvis
50
cat-tail Typha spp.
40
slender spikerush Eleocharis baldwinii
30
spatterdock Nuphar luteum
30
buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
30
stonewort Nitella spp.
20
yellow-eyed grass Xyris spp.
20
bald cypress Taxodium distichum
20
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
10
dwarf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
10
cone-spur bladderwort Utricularia gibba
10
Australian pine Casuarina equisetifolia
10
salt-bush Baccharis spp.
10
melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia
10
willow Salix spp.
10
flat-sedge Cyperus odoratus
10
southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
10

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