Triplet North (Seminole County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°40'27", Longitude 81°19'30"
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) |
28 |
41 |
69 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
690 |
840 |
1280 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
9.0 |
25.0 |
48.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
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 |
37 |
910 |
9.0 |
3.8 |
|
Feb-25-99 |
35 |
840 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
|
Mar-25-99 |
39 |
760 |
15.3 |
4.0 |
|
Apr-30-99 |
42 |
810 |
22.3 |
3.3 |
|
May-31-99 |
69 |
1280 |
21.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jun-29-99 |
45 |
1030 |
31.7 |
3.0 |
|
Jul-22-99 |
31 |
980 |
33.3 |
2.0 |
|
Aug-10-99 |
35 |
930 |
29.0 |
2.8 |
|
Sep-17-99 |
38 |
890 |
25.7 |
3.0 |
|
Oct-25-99 |
30 |
770 |
18.3 |
2.7 |
|
Nov-09-99 |
28 |
810 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
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1999 Average |
39 |
910 |
21.2 |
3.1 |