Wise (Orange County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°21'35", Longitude 81°37'60"
Period of record: 5 sampling dates; April 20, 1999 to August 28, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Osceola Slope
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by deeply weathered beach and dune sand with some clay lenses of the preglacial Pleistocene.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Eastern Complex of the Central Ridge subdivision of the Lake Wales Ridge division of the Central Lake District.
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 5 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
17 |
22 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
450 |
520 |
580 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.7 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.5 |
3.5 |
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 |
|
Apr-20-99 |
22 |
580 |
3.3 |
. |
|
May-24-99 |
19 |
450 |
2.0 |
. |
|
Jun-24-99 |
15 |
580 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
|
Jul-27-99 |
12 |
460 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
|
Aug-28-99 |
16 |
550 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
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1999 Average |
17 |
520 |
3.8 |
3.5 |