Trout (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°15'24", Longitude 81°10'5"
Period of record: 95 sampling dates; June 10, 1990 to December 5, 1999
Surface area (LAKEWATCH): 290 acres / 117 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Osceola Slope
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 Kissimmee Valley 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.1 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
5.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
2.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
3.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
88 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
132 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
10.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
23.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 95 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
5 |
15 |
26 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
540 |
820 |
1200 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
0.9 |
2.7 |
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-28-99 |
20 |
620 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
|
Feb-18-99 |
21 |
620 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
|
Mar-19-99 |
18 |
670 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
|
Apr-12-99 |
18 |
670 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
May-01-99 |
17 |
680 |
4.3 |
2.9 |
|
Jul-17-99 |
17 |
570 |
4.7 |
3.0 |
|
Aug-18-99 |
20 |
670 |
7.7 |
3.0 |
|
Sep-23-99 |
17 |
730 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
|
Oct-20-99 |
16 |
920 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
|
Nov-18-99 |
15 |
930 |
4.7 |
2.8 |
|
Dec-05-99 |
18 |
980 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 Average |
18 |
730 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
Trout (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 30, 1993
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
2 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
0 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.1 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.5 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
186 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
100 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
100 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
90 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
70 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
70 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
60 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
60 |
|
giant bulrush |
Scirpus californicus |
60 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
50 |
|
Baldwin flat sedge |
Cyperus globulosus |
50 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
40 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
30 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
20 |
|
salt-bush |
Baccharis spp. |
20 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
20 |
|
green algae |
Chlorphyta |
20 |
|
bladderwort |
Utricularia foliosa |
20 |
|
jointed flat sedge |
Cyperus haspan |
20 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
10 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
10 |
|
Brazilian elodea |
Egeria densa |
10 |
|
variableleaf pondweed |
Potamogeton diversifolius |
10 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
10 |
|
sawgrass |
Cladium jamaicense |
10 |
Trout (Osceola County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 10, 1998
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
10 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
4 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
6.9 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.7 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
122 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
90 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
90 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
90 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
90 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
90 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
90 |
|
duck-potato |
Sagittaria lancifolia |
60 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
60 |
|
giant bulrush |
Scirpus californicus |
60 |
|
St. John's wort |
Hypericum spp. |
50 |
|
jointed flat sedge |
Cyperus haspan |
40 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
30 |
|
banana-lily |
Nymphoides aquatica |
20 |
|
red ludwigia |
Ludwigia repens |
20 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
20 |
|
buttonbush |
Cephalanthus occidentalis |
20 |
|
bur marigold |
Bidens mitis |
10 |
|
inundated beak-rush |
Rhynchospora inundata |
10 |
|
sedge spp. |
Cyperus spp. |
10 |