Triplet Middle (Seminole County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°40'11", Longitude 81°19'37"

Period of record: 28 sampling dates; May 30, 1996 to November 9, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 106 acres / 43 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Orlando Ridge

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 28 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

32

42

58

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

590

800

1210

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

11.0

24.2

41.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.7

3.2

4.0

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-21-99

36

810

14.3

3.8

Feb-25-99

32

590

11.0

4.0

Mar-25-99

38

730

14.3

3.0

Apr-30-99

34

990

29.3

2.0

May-31-99

45

980

22.0

1.7

Jun-29-99

46

770

23.7

3.0

Jul-22-99

37

760

19.0

2.3

Aug-10-99

34

780

18.0

3.0

Sep-17-99

38

840

18.3

3.0

Oct-25-99

34

700

17.7

2.0

Nov-09-99

36

760

16.3

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

37

790

18.5

2.8

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