Timber River Pond (Orange County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°33'45", Longitude 81°17'1"

Period of record: 21 sampling dates; August 7, 1996 to June 13, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Eastern Flatlands

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 Holopaw-Indian Town Ridges and Swales division of the Eastern Flatwoods District.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:

pH

7.6

Sulfate (mg/L)

11.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

50.0

Calcium (mg/L)

21.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

167

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.9

Color (Pt-Co units)

36

Sodium (mg/L)

7.9

Chloride (mg/L)

15.0

Potassium (mg/L)

1.3

Silicon (mg/L)

1.8

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 21 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

55

85

166

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

430

810

1920

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

15.7

63.5

206.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.3

2.4

3.3

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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