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 |
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1999 Average |
37 |
790 |
18.5 |
2.8 |