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1 Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Apopka in Orange County Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020 Introduction for Lakes This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff (Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1) For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three year period. a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1. b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1. Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions Total Phosphorus (μg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae. Total Nitrogen (μg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10. Chlorophyll-uncorrected (μg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative abundances of open water algal population. Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity. Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after particles have been filtered out. Specific Conductance (μS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water. Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes (color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to 100 μs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 μS/cm @ 25 C).

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Page 1: Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Apopka in Orange County Using ... · 1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Apopka in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 57 - 114 81 (8)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 2654 - 4696 3524 (8)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 44 - 104 60 (8)

Secchi (ft) 0.6 - 1.5 1.0 (8)

Secchi (m) 0.2 - 0.5 0.3 (8)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 18 - 29 23 (5)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 324 - 467 376 (5)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Apopka

GNIS Number 293912

Latitude 28.6655

Longitude -81.6302

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 12518 ha or 30932.0 acre

Period of Record (year) 2006 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Hypereutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 81 (57 to 114)

TN Zone TN5

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 3524 (2654 to 4696)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Arnold in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 14 - 40 23 (19)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 454 - 947 642 (19)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 9 - 40 21 (19)

Secchi (ft) 2.8 - 8.2 4.9 (19)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 2.5 1.5 (19)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 15 13 (10)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 138 - 174 158 (8)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Arnold

GNIS Number 277957

Latitude 28.5303

Longitude -81.3413

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 11 ha or 27.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 23 (14 to 40)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 642 (454 to 947)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Avalon in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 8 - 22 13 (18)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 728 - 1144 872 (18)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 14 7 (18)

Secchi (ft) 3.5 - 8.9 5.8 (18)

Secchi (m) 1.1 - 2.7 1.8 (18)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 26 - 95 43 (14)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 76 - 107 91 (12)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Avalon

GNIS Number 278004

Latitude 28.5139

Longitude -81.6404

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 66 ha or 163.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 13 (8 to 22)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 872 (728 to 1144)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Baldwin in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 22 16 (12)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 372 - 647 508 (12)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 18 9 (12)

Secchi (ft) 5.1 - 9.6 7.0 (12)

Secchi (m) 1.6 - 2.9 2.1 (12)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 18 14 (9)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 207 - 239 220 (4)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Baldwin

GNIS Number 1986929

Latitude 28.5744

Longitude -81.324

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 2000 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 16 (13 to 22)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 508 (372 to 647)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Bennett in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 12 - 23 18 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 378 - 753 543 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 10 5 (28)

Secchi (ft) 4.0 - 13.3 7.2 (28)

Secchi (m) 1.2 - 4.0 2.2 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 17 13 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 131 - 227 168 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Bennett

GNIS Number 278483

Latitude 28.5532

Longitude -81.5334

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 10 ha or 24.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 18 (12 to 23)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 543 (378 to 753)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Bessie in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 5 - 10 8 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 328 - 654 519 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 7 3 (28)

Secchi (ft) 7.2 - 18.1 12.5 (28)

Secchi (m) 2.2 - 5.5 3.8 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 5 - 10 7 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 339 - 404 379 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Bessie

GNIS Number 278514

Latitude 28.4913

Longitude -81.5243

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 63 ha or 155.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 8 (5 to 10)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 519 (328 to 654)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Big Sand in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 5 - 15 10 (12)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 441 - 599 528 (12)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 7 3 (12)

Secchi (ft) 11.0 - 18.5 13.6 (12)

Secchi (m) 3.3 - 5.6 4.1 (12)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 18 14 (7)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 209 - 209 209 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Big Sand

GNIS Number 278738

Latitude 28.4345

Longitude -81.4951

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 449 ha or 1109.5 acre

Period of Record (year) 1996 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (5 to 15)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 528 (441 to 599)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Boers in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 36 - 36 36 (1)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 845 - 845 845 (1)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 5 - 5 5 (1)

Secchi (ft) 4.0 - 4.0 4.0 (1)

Secchi (m) 1.2 - 1.2 1.2 (1)

Color (Pt-Co Units) - (0)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) - (0)

Lake Classification

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Boers

GNIS Number

Latitude 28.5298

Longitude -81.5149

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 2019 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 36 (36 to 36)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 845 (845 to 845)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Butler in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 6 - 18 12 (23)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 444 - 774 561 (23)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 5 2 (23)

Secchi (ft) 7.5 - 19.5 11.6 (23)

Secchi (m) 2.3 - 5.9 3.5 (23)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 8 - 17 12 (17)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 213 - 306 247 (12)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Butler

GNIS Number 279743

Latitude 28.4936

Longitude -81.5485

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 771 ha or 1905.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 12 (6 to 18)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 561 (444 to 774)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for C in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 33 - 82 49 (13)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 593 - 998 770 (13)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 90 40 (13)

Secchi (ft) 2.6 - 7.7 3.3 (13)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 2.3 1.0 (13)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 20 - 28 24 (3)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 217 - 217 217 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name C

GNIS Number

Latitude 28.5313

Longitude -81.3202

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Hypereutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 49 (33 to 82)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 770 (593 to 998)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Cane in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 15 14 (7)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 408 - 593 489 (7)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 7 - 15 9 (7)

Secchi (ft) 6.3 - 7.9 7.1 (7)

Secchi (m) 1.9 - 2.4 2.2 (7)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 14 12 (6)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 147 - 187 169 (5)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Cane

GNIS Number 279818

Latitude 28.484

Longitude -81.4728

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 31.8 ha or 78.6 acre

Period of Record (year) 2006 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 14 (13 to 15)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 489 (408 to 593)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Claire in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 9 - 11 10 (5)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 464 - 495 482 (5)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 3 2 (5)

Secchi (ft) 6.4 - 9.2 7.4 (5)

Secchi (m) 1.9 - 2.8 2.3 (5)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 44 - 64 54 (5)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 140 - 174 161 (5)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Claire

GNIS Number 280478

Latitude 28.6082

Longitude -81.2025

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 8.1 ha or 20.0 acre

Period of Record (year) 2015 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (9 to 11)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 482 (464 to 495)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Conway North in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 12 10 (23)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 366 - 605 432 (23)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 12 3 (23)

Secchi (ft) 7.3 - 16.9 13.2 (23)

Secchi (m) 2.2 - 5.1 4.0 (23)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 5 - 11 7 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 211 - 250 236 (10)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Conway North

GNIS Number 280728

Latitude 28.4676

Longitude -81.3514

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 274 ha or 677.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (7 to 12)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 432 (366 to 605)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Conway South in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 8 - 12 10 (24)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 292 - 450 380 (24)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 7 3 (24)

Secchi (ft) 9.5 - 17.6 14.3 (24)

Secchi (m) 2.9 - 5.4 4.4 (24)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 5 - 12 7 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 220 - 246 236 (10)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Conway South

GNIS Number 280728

Latitude 28.4569

Longitude -81.3428

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 352 ha or 869.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (8 to 12)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 380 (292 to 450)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Cypress in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 29 16 (11)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 580 - 1190 694 (11)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 43 8 (11)

Secchi (ft) 3.2 - 10.9 7.8 (11)

Secchi (m) 1.0 - 3.3 2.4 (11)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 13 - 36 21 (8)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 177 - 206 193 (7)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Cypress

GNIS Number 281221

Latitude 28.4781

Longitude -81.5643

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 26 ha or 64.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1996 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 16 (13 to 29)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 694 (580 to 1190)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Down in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 10 8 (20)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 316 - 440 382 (20)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 5 2 (20)

Secchi (ft) 8.9 - 16.4 12.7 (20)

Secchi (m) 2.7 - 5.0 3.9 (20)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 8 - 10 9 (11)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 234 - 290 263 (7)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Down

GNIS Number 281739

Latitude 28.5014

Longitude -81.5206

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 483 ha or 1193.5 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 8 (7 to 10)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 382 (316 to 440)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Downey in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 12 - 12 12 (1)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 583 - 583 583 (1)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 3 3 (1)

Secchi (ft) - (0)

Secchi (m) - (0)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 39 - 39 39 (1)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 118 - 118 118 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Downey

GNIS Number 299953

Latitude 28.5676

Longitude -81.2423

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 2018 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 12 (12 to 12)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 583 (583 to 583)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 33 - 86 49 (29)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 521 - 842 624 (29)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 18 - 80 33 (29)

Secchi (ft) 2.9 - 5.6 3.9 (29)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 1.7 1.2 (29)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 20 12 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 134 - 239 174 (11)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Eola

GNIS Number 282234

Latitude 28.5365

Longitude -81.3739

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 10 ha or 24.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 49 (33 to 86)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 624 (521 to 842)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Estelle in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 22 - 53 36 (19)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 479 - 1034 724 (19)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 6 - 45 23 (19)

Secchi (ft) 2.3 - 7.0 3.9 (18)

Secchi (m) 0.7 - 2.1 1.2 (18)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 13 - 26 18 (8)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 127 - 173 148 (3)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Estelle

GNIS Number 282256

Latitude 28.5744

Longitude -81.3682

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 9 ha or 22.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 36 (22 to 53)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 724 (479 to 1034)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Eulalia in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 17 15 (2)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 410 - 627 507 (2)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 4 4 (2)

Secchi (ft) 8.9 - 13.4 10.9 (2)

Secchi (m) 2.7 - 4.1 3.3 (2)

Color (Pt-Co Units) - (0)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) - (0)

Lake Classification

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Eulalia

GNIS Number

Latitude 28.6191

Longitude -81.3726

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 15 (13 to 17)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 507 (410 to 627)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Gatlin in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 8 - 29 16 (21)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 490 - 1350 824 (21)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 64 13 (21)

Secchi (ft) 1.7 - 11.9 4.6 (21)

Secchi (m) 0.5 - 3.6 1.4 (21)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 17 11 (11)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 235 - 269 250 (8)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Gatlin

GNIS Number 282967

Latitude 28.493

Longitude -81.3679

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 87 ha or 215.0 acre

Period of Record (year) 1995 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 16 (8 to 29)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 824 (490 to 1350)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Georgia in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 14 10 (30)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 407 - 865 633 (30)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 6 4 (30)

Secchi (ft) 5.6 - 12.2 7.7 (30)

Secchi (m) 1.7 - 3.7 2.3 (30)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 6 - 27 17 (18)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 171 - 235 202 (12)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Georgia

GNIS Number 283037

Latitude 28.6034

Longitude -81.2463

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 33 ha or 81.5 acre

Period of Record (year) 1989 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (7 to 14)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 633 (407 to 865)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Hart in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 10 - 24 18 (15)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 885 - 1630 1207 (15)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 6 4 (15)

Secchi (ft) 1.2 - 3.1 2.0 (15)

Secchi (m) 0.4 - 0.9 0.6 (15)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 85 - 294 180 (8)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 78 - 117 94 (8)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Hart

GNIS Number 283786

Latitude 28.3704

Longitude -81.2173

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 749 ha or 1850.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 18 (10 to 24)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1207 (885 to 1630)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Hickorynut in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 4 - 18 10 (30)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 591 - 1878 767 (30)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 10 3 (30)

Secchi (ft) 4.8 - 15.7 9.7 (30)

Secchi (m) 1.5 - 4.8 3.0 (30)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 94 20 (15)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 104 - 167 144 (10)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Hickorynut

GNIS Number 283971

Latitude 28.417

Longitude -81.6396

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 217 ha or 536.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1989 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (4 to 18)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 767 (591 to 1878)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Hickorynut South in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 9 - 23 12 (22)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 613 - 1140 778 (22)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 11 4 (22)

Secchi (ft) 3.1 - 10.4 6.9 (22)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 3.2 2.1 (22)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 205 33 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 112 - 167 140 (10)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Hickorynut South

GNIS Number 283971

Latitude 28.4282

Longitude -81.6503

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1996 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 12 (9 to 23)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 778 (613 to 1140)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Holden in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 9 - 47 21 (27)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 443 - 1780 811 (27)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 65 15 (27)

Secchi (ft) 1.8 - 13.6 4.6 (27)

Secchi (m) 0.5 - 4.1 1.4 (27)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 6 - 15 9 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 186 - 280 220 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Holden

GNIS Number 284136

Latitude 28.501

Longitude -81.3952

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 102 ha or 252.0 acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 21 (9 to 47)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 811 (443 to 1780)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Hourglass in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 50 - 81 64 (20)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 777 - 1517 1048 (20)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 41 - 87 57 (20)

Secchi (ft) 1.9 - 3.2 2.5 (20)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.0 0.8 (20)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 15 - 26 20 (13)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 104 - 208 159 (10)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Hourglass

GNIS Number 284333

Latitude 28.523

Longitude -81.357

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 6 ha or 14.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1995 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Hypereutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 64 (50 to 81)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1048 (777 to 1517)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Irma in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 17 - 87 28 (15)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 517 - 920 672 (15)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 19 7 (14)

Secchi (ft) 3.6 - 8.1 5.6 (15)

Secchi (m) 1.1 - 2.5 1.7 (15)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 17 - 69 32 (11)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 74 - 162 111 (9)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Irma

GNIS Number 284591

Latitude 28.5937

Longitude -81.2631

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 50 ha or 123.6 acre

Period of Record (year) 1994 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 28 (17 to 87)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 672 (517 to 920)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Ivanhoe East in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 16 - 33 22 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 530 - 896 692 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 38 19 (28)

Secchi (ft) 2.4 - 10.3 4.0 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.7 - 3.1 1.2 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 8 - 32 12 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 163 - 209 187 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Ivanhoe East

GNIS Number 284639

Latitude 28.5652

Longitude -81.3751

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 44 ha or 108.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 22 (16 to 33)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 692 (530 to 896)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Ivanhoe Middle in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 17 - 36 25 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 474 - 881 635 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 9 - 30 18 (28)

Secchi (ft) 2.8 - 9.0 4.7 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 2.7 1.4 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 26 13 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 166 - 205 184 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Ivanhoe Middle

GNIS Number 284639

Latitude 28.5635

Longitude -81.3795

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 28 ha or 69.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 25 (17 to 36)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 635 (474 to 881)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Ivanhoe West in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 39 24 (27)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 365 - 903 618 (27)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 5 - 37 17 (27)

Secchi (ft) 2.7 - 8.9 4.7 (27)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 2.7 1.4 (27)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 26 12 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 172 - 198 188 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Ivanhoe West

GNIS Number 284639

Latitude 28.5655

Longitude -81.3804

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 28 ha or 69.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 24 (11 to 39)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 618 (365 to 903)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Jessamine in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 20 16 (9)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 740 - 943 830 (9)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 8 - 20 16 (9)

Secchi (ft) 2.5 - 6.1 3.9 (9)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 1.9 1.2 (9)

Color (Pt-Co Units) - (0)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) - (0)

Lake Classification

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Jessamine

GNIS Number 284776

Latitude 28.4832

Longitude -81.3846

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 124 ha or 306.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 16 (11 to 20)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 830 (740 to 943)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Jessamine North in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 15 - 25 21 (9)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 741 - 1162 977 (9)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 13 - 31 22 (9)

Secchi (ft) 2.1 - 4.0 2.9 (9)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.2 0.9 (9)

Color (Pt-Co Units) - (0)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) - (0)

Lake Classification

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Jessamine North

GNIS Number 284776

Latitude 28.4898

Longitude -81.3821

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 21 (15 to 25)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 977 (741 to 1162)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Jessamine South in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 14 - 26 20 (13)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 615 - 1081 768 (13)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 5 - 28 14 (13)

Secchi (ft) 2.6 - 8.9 4.5 (13)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 2.7 1.4 (13)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 14 12 (5)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 181 - 204 195 (5)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Jessamine South

GNIS Number 284776

Latitude 28.4767

Longitude -81.3894

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 20 (14 to 26)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 768 (615 to 1081)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Johio in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 5 - 10 7 (22)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 393 - 745 556 (22)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 4 2 (22)

Secchi (ft) 7.0 - 19.6 12.7 (22)

Secchi (m) 2.1 - 6.0 3.9 (22)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 6 - 15 9 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 149 - 280 219 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Johio

GNIS Number 284833

Latitude 28.5773

Longitude -81.5104

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 11 ha or 27.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1997 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 7 (5 to 10)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 556 (393 to 745)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for John's in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 14 - 76 35 (30)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 735 - 1400 971 (30)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 24 11 (30)

Secchi (ft) 1.6 - 6.9 4.2 (30)

Secchi (m) 0.5 - 2.1 1.3 (30)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 46 - 149 70 (17)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 169 - 213 187 (13)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name John's

GNIS Number 284856

Latitude 28.5415

Longitude -81.6324

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 1563 ha or 3862.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1989 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 35 (14 to 76)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 971 (735 to 1400)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for La Grange in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 14 - 40 23 (7)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 427 - 1051 660 (7)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 17 9 (7)

Secchi (ft) 3.8 - 11.1 6.5 (7)

Secchi (m) 1.1 - 3.4 2.0 (7)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 16 - 16 16 (1)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 157 - 157 157 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name La Grange

GNIS Number 285590

Latitude 28.5076

Longitude -81.3438

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 23 (14 to 40)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 660 (427 to 1051)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Lee in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 12 11 (5)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 400 - 474 427 (5)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 4 3 (5)

Secchi (ft) 7.5 - 9.1 8.4 (5)

Secchi (m) 2.3 - 2.8 2.6 (5)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 25 - 34 28 (5)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 115 - 145 128 (5)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Lee

GNIS Number 285438

Latitude 28.59

Longitude -81.2069

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 4.1 ha or 10.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 2015 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (11 to 12)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 427 (400 to 474)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Little Conway in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 8 - 14 11 (23)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 377 - 536 460 (23)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 9 3 (23)

Secchi (ft) 9.6 - 19.4 13.5 (22)

Secchi (m) 2.9 - 5.9 4.1 (22)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 5 - 9 7 (13)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 193 - 237 225 (8)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Little Conway

GNIS Number 285726

Latitude 28.481

Longitude -81.3633

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 370 ha or 914.3 acre

Period of Record (year) 1995 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (8 to 14)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 460 (377 to 536)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Little Down in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 14 - 18 17 (3)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 458 - 619 539 (3)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 14 6 (3)

Secchi (ft) 6.0 - 9.7 7.5 (3)

Secchi (m) 1.8 - 3.0 2.3 (3)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 22 - 37 28 (2)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 261 - 281 271 (2)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Little Down

GNIS Number 281739

Latitude 28.5083

Longitude -81.5389

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1994 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 17 (14 to 18)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 539 (458 to 619)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Little Hickorynut in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 6 - 19 11 (26)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 510 - 1106 736 (26)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 13 4 (26)

Secchi (ft) 4.1 - 14.8 9.1 (26)

Secchi (m) 1.2 - 4.5 2.8 (26)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 17 - 129 30 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 120 - 166 140 (11)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Little Hickorynut

GNIS Number 283971

Latitude 28.4326

Longitude -81.649

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (6 to 19)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 736 (510 to 1106)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Louise in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 17 13 (10)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 517 - 613 568 (10)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 9 6 (10)

Secchi (ft) 5.4 - 12.8 9.6 (10)

Secchi (m) 1.6 - 3.9 2.9 (10)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 16 - 21 18 (2)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 239 - 267 253 (2)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Louise

GNIS Number 286141

Latitude 28.4775

Longitude -81.531

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 59 ha or 145.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 13 (11 to 17)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 568 (517 to 613)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Lucy in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 18 - 75 32 (11)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 748 - 2178 1036 (11)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 6 - 71 16 (11)

Secchi (ft) 2.0 - 5.5 3.6 (10)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.7 1.1 (10)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 56 - 133 69 (6)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 114 - 121 117 (2)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Lucy

GNIS Number 286204

Latitude 28.5721

Longitude -81.4952

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 29 ha or 71.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1989 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 32 (18 to 75)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1036 (748 to 2178)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Lurna in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 30 - 100 52 (26)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 452 - 1142 653 (26)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 11 - 58 24 (26)

Secchi (ft) 2.5 - 6.7 4.3 (26)

Secchi (m) 0.7 - 2.0 1.3 (26)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 12 - 18 15 (17)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 157 - 186 165 (12)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Lurna

GNIS Number 286221

Latitude 28.5231

Longitude -81.3744

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 3 ha or 7.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 52 (30 to 100)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 653 (452 to 1142)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Margaret in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 25 - 34 29 (3)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 684 - 1085 817 (3)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 9 - 35 16 (3)

Secchi (ft) 2.8 - 5.3 3.9 (3)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 1.6 1.2 (3)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 19 16 (3)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 236 - 239 237 (2)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Margaret

GNIS Number 286412

Latitude 28.5023

Longitude -81.3464

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 2001 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 29 (25 to 34)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 817 (684 to 1085)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Moxie in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 20 11 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 365 - 793 548 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 13 4 (28)

Secchi (ft) 4.4 - 13.6 7.7 (28)

Secchi (m) 1.3 - 4.1 2.4 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 6 - 27 13 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 93 - 125 110 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Moxie

GNIS Number

Latitude 28.5818

Longitude -81.5348

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 5 ha or 12.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (7 to 20)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 548 (365 to 793)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for North Lotta in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 27 - 100 49 (27)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 490 - 1298 893 (27)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 10 - 44 24 (27)

Secchi (ft) 2.0 - 5.0 3.2 (27)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.5 1.0 (27)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 59 39 (18)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 96 - 195 149 (12)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name North Lotta

GNIS Number 286126

Latitude 28.5527

Longitude -81.5098

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 14 ha or 34.6 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 49 (27 to 100)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 893 (490 to 1298)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Ola in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 9 - 14 12 (30)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 505 - 761 610 (30)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 6 4 (30)

Secchi (ft) 9.9 - 16.1 12.8 (30)

Secchi (m) 3.0 - 4.9 3.9 (30)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 12 9 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 216 - 267 243 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Ola

GNIS Number 288075

Latitude 28.7553

Longitude -81.625

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 180 ha or 444.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 12 (9 to 14)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 610 (505 to 761)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Olivia in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 17 - 89 40 (14)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 653 - 1277 909 (14)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 9 - 72 27 (14)

Secchi (ft) 2.4 - 7.1 4.3 (14)

Secchi (m) 0.7 - 2.1 1.3 (14)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 14 - 23 18 (4)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 221 - 221 221 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Olivia

GNIS Number 288150

Latitude 28.5247

Longitude -81.5201

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 35 ha or 86.5 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 40 (17 to 89)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 909 (653 to 1277)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Olympia in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 8 - 21 11 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 452 - 889 598 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 12 5 (28)

Secchi (ft) 4.6 - 12.5 8.4 (28)

Secchi (m) 1.4 - 3.8 2.6 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 6 - 24 11 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 142 - 228 189 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Olympia

GNIS Number 288155

Latitude 28.5649

Longitude -81.5231

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 62 ha or 153.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (8 to 21)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 598 (452 to 889)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Peach in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 37 19 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 401 - 1225 715 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 29 9 (28)

Secchi (ft) 3.0 - 12.3 6.0 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 3.8 1.8 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 31 18 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 92 - 148 114 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Peach

GNIS Number 288615

Latitude 28.5845

Longitude -81.5308

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 3 ha or 7.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 19 (13 to 37)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 715 (401 to 1225)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Prairie in Orange County

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Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 19 - 85 29 (20)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 781 - 1899 1064 (20)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 6 - 34 14 (20)

Secchi (ft) 1.4 - 5.2 3.5 (20)

Secchi (m) 0.4 - 1.6 1.1 (20)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 20 - 71 43 (16)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 106 - 159 124 (13)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Prairie

GNIS Number 289284

Latitude 28.5968

Longitude -81.5103

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 15 ha or 37.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 1997 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 29 (19 to 85)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1064 (781 to 1899)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Primavista in Orange County

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Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 23 - 43 30 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 789 - 2230 1271 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 16 - 40 25 (28)

Secchi (ft) 1.7 - 4.6 2.8 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.5 - 1.4 0.8 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 13 - 24 17 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 203 - 283 248 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Primavista

GNIS Number 291635

Latitude 28.5635

Longitude -81.5352

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 12 ha or 29.7 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 30 (23 to 43)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1271 (789 to 2230)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Serene in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 11 11 (1)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 438 - 438 438 (1)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 4 4 (1)

Secchi (ft) 11.5 - 11.5 11.5 (1)

Secchi (m) 3.5 - 3.5 3.5 (1)

Color (Pt-Co Units) - (0)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) - (0)

Lake Classification

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Serene

GNIS Number 2764905

Latitude 28.4407

Longitude -81.5012

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 2018 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 11 (11 to 11)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 438 (438 to 438)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Sheen in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 11 9 (8)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 368 - 473 417 (8)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 3 2 (9)

Secchi (ft) 8.0 - 12.4 10.5 (9)

Secchi (m) 2.4 - 3.8 3.2 (9)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 16 - 16 16 (1)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 244 - 244 244 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Sheen

GNIS Number 290953

Latitude 28.4361

Longitude -81.5144

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 229 ha or 565.9 acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 9 (7 to 11)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 417 (368 to 473)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for South Lotta in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 19 - 177 51 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 483 - 1307 881 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 10 - 49 23 (28)

Secchi (ft) 2.0 - 5.0 3.1 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.5 0.9 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 38 - 65 50 (18)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 125 - 195 152 (12)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name South Lotta

GNIS Number 286126

Latitude 28.5504

Longitude -81.5132

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 13 ha or 32.1 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 51 (19 to 177)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 881 (483 to 1307)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Spring 2 in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 15 9 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 454 - 801 556 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 13 4 (28)

Secchi (ft) 5.9 - 18.2 9.7 (28)

Secchi (m) 1.8 - 5.5 3.0 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 8 - 50 21 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 179 - 261 220 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Spring 2

GNIS Number 291550

Latitude 28.5815

Longitude -81.5216

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 24 ha or 59.3 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 9 (7 to 15)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 556 (454 to 801)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Starke in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 17 - 34 24 (28)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 669 - 1550 1020 (28)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 10 - 34 21 (28)

Secchi (ft) 2.0 - 5.2 3.0 (28)

Secchi (m) 0.6 - 1.6 0.9 (28)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 12 - 23 16 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 208 - 259 241 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Starke

GNIS Number 291635

Latitude 28.5722

Longitude -81.5332

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 133 ha or 328.6 acre

Period of Record (year) 1992 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 24 (17 to 34)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1020 (669 to 1550)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Susannah in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 11 - 31 20 (29)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 424 - 1142 617 (29)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 3 - 35 8 (29)

Secchi (ft) 3.1 - 12.1 7.5 (29)

Secchi (m) 0.9 - 3.7 2.3 (29)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 9 - 31 17 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 160 - 273 192 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Susannah

GNIS Number 291902

Latitude 28.5639

Longitude -81.3234

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 31 ha or 76.6 acre

Period of Record (year) 1990 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 20 (11 to 31)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 617 (424 to 1142)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Underhill in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 12 - 37 23 (5)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 317 - 946 625 (5)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 4 - 48 18 (5)

Secchi (ft) 2.6 - 9.4 4.5 (5)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 2.9 1.4 (5)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 7 - 7 7 (1)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 84 - 84 84 (1)

Lake Classification Clear Softwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Underhill

GNIS Number 292644

Latitude 28.5413

Longitude -81.3347

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 59 ha or 145.8 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 23 (12 to 37)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 625 (317 to 946)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Virginia in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 15 - 17 16 (4)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 500 - 686 553 (4)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 7 - 15 10 (4)

Secchi (ft) 5.2 - 6.5 5.8 (4)

Secchi (m) 1.6 - 2.0 1.8 (4)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 10 - 36 16 (4)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 175 - 191 184 (4)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Virginia

GNIS Number 292785

Latitude 28.5919

Longitude -81.3438

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 90 ha or 222.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 2016 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 16 (15 to 17)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 553 (500 to 686)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Waumpi in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 32 - 102 59 (22)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 660 - 1564 972 (22)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 8 - 65 24 (22)

Secchi (ft) 1.4 - 2.7 2.0 (21)

Secchi (m) 0.4 - 0.8 0.6 (21)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 24 - 85 44 (19)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 181 - 248 211 (13)

Lake Classification Colored

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Waumpi

GNIS Number

Latitude 28.6314

Longitude -81.3293

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1998 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 59 (32 to 102)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 972 (660 to 1564)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Waunatta in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 13 - 30 17 (27)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 317 - 918 566 (27)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 25 7 (27)

Secchi (ft) 3.8 - 10.1 6.8 (26)

Secchi (m) 1.1 - 3.1 2.1 (26)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 14 - 39 21 (17)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 93 - 160 130 (12)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Waunatta

GNIS Number 292951

Latitude 28.6016

Longitude -81.2776

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 28 ha or 69.2 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 17 (13 to 30)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 566 (317 to 918)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Wauseon Bay in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 9 - 20 12 (4)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 424 - 528 492 (4)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 2 - 5 3 (4)

Secchi (ft) 9.2 - 15.3 11.7 (4)

Secchi (m) 2.8 - 4.7 3.6 (4)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 11 - 13 12 (2)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 262 - 267 265 (2)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Wauseon Bay

GNIS Number 279743

Latitude 28.5037

Longitude -81.5446

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) ha or acre

Period of Record (year) 1993 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Mesotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 12 (9 to 20)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 492 (424 to 528)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Weldona in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 53 - 147 78 (18)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 780 - 1907 1190 (18)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 31 - 105 56 (18)

Secchi (ft) 1.3 - 3.4 2.1 (18)

Secchi (m) 0.4 - 1.0 0.6 (18)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 21 - 31 24 (17)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 142 - 188 167 (13)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Weldona

GNIS Number 293016

Latitude 28.5303

Longitude -81.36

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 5 ha or 12.4 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Hypereutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 78 (53 to 147)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 1190 (780 to 1907)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Willis in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 7 - 14 10 (29)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 427 - 610 506 (29)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 1 - 6 3 (29)

Secchi (ft) 6.9 - 15.2 10.7 (29)

Secchi (m) 2.1 - 4.6 3.3 (29)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 9 - 24 15 (15)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 150 - 178 168 (9)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Willis

GNIS Number 293349

Latitude 28.3959

Longitude -81.4766

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 58 ha or 143.3 acre

Period of Record (year) 1989 to 2018

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Oligotrophic

TP Zone TP3

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 10 (7 to 14)

TN Zone TN3

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 506 (427 to 610)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.

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Florida LAKEWATCH Report for Winyah in Orange County

Using Data Downloaded 1/17/2020

Introduction for Lakes

This report summarizes data collected on systems that have been part of the LAKEWATCH program. Data

are from the period of record for individual systems. Part one allows the comparison of data with Florida

Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria. Part two allows a comparison of the

long-term mean nutrient concentrations with nutrient zone concentrations published by LAKEWATCH staff

(Bachmann et al. 2012; https://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/bibliography/). Finally, this report examines

data for long-term trends that may be occurring in individual systems but only for systems with five or more

years of data. Step by step instructions on how to use the data tables are provided on page 4 of this report.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Nutrient Criteria for Lakes (Table 1)

For lakes, the numeric interpretations of the nutrient criterion in paragraph 62-302.530(47)(b), F.A.C., based

on chlorophyll a are shown in the Table 1. The applicable interpretations for TN and TP will vary on an

annual basis, depending on the availability and concentration of chlorophyll a data for the lake. The numeric

interpretations for TN, TP, and chlorophyll shall not be exceeded more than once in any consecutive three

year period.

a. If annual geometric mean chlorophyll a does not exceed the chlorophyll value for the lake classification in

the table below, then the TN and TP numeric interpretations for that calendar year shall be the annual

geometric means of the maximum calculated numeric interpretation in Table 1.

b. If there are insufficient data to calculate the annual geometric mean chlorophyll for a given year or the

annual geometric mean chlorophyll exceeds the values in the Table 1 for the correct lake classification, then

the applicable numeric interpretations for TN and TP shall be the minimum values in the Table 1.

Long-Term Data Summary for Lakes (Table 2): Definitions

• Total Phosphorus (µg/L): The nutrient most often limiting growth of plant/algae.

• Total Nitrogen (µg/L): Another nutrient needed for aquatic plant/algae growth but only limiting

when nitrogen to phosphorus ratios are generally less than 10.

• Chlorophyll-uncorrected (µg/L): Chlorophyll concentrations are used to measure relative

abundances of open water algal population.

• Secchi (ft), Secchi (m): Secchi measurements are estimates of water clarity.

• Color (Pt-Co Units): LAKEWATCH measures true color, which is the color of the water after

particles have been filtered out.

• Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25°C): Measurement of the ability of water to conduct electricity

and can be used to estimate the amount of dissolved materials in water.

• Lake Classification: The new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida require that lakes must first be

classified into one of three group based on color and alkalinity or specific conductance; colored lakes

(color greater than 40 Pt-Co units), clear soft water lakes (color less than or equal to 40 Pt-Co units

and alkalinity less than or equal to 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance less than or equal to

100 µs/cm @25 C), and clear hard water lakes (color less than 40 Pt-Co units and alkalinity greater

than 20 mg/L as CaCO3 or specific conductance greater 100 µS/cm @ 25 C).

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Table 1. Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria for lakes.

Long Term Geometric

Mean Lake Color and Long-

Term Geometric Mean

Color, Alkalinity and

Specific Conductance

Annual

Geometric

Mean

Chlorophyll-

corrected

Minimum calculated

numeric interpretation

Maximum calculated

numeric interpretation

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Phosphorus

Annual

Geometric

Mean Total

Nitrogen

> 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

Colored Lakes

20 µg/L 50 µg/L 1270 µg/L 160 µg/L1 2230 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and > 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

>100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Hard Water Lakes

20 µg/L

30 µg/L

1050 µg/L

90 µg/L

1910 µg/L

≤ 40 Platinum Cobalt Units

and ≤ 20 mg/L CaCO3

or

< 100 µS/cm@25 C

Clear Soft Water Lakes

6 µg/L

10 µg/L

51 µg/L

30 µg/L

930 µg/L

1 For lakes with color > 40 PCU in the West Central Nutrient Watershed Region, the maximum TP limit

shall be the 490 µg/L TP streams threshold for the region.

For the purpose of subparagraph 62-302.531(2)(b)1., F.A.C., color shall be assessed as true color and shall

be free from turbidity. Lake color and alkalinity shall be the long-term geometric mean, based on a minimum

of ten data points over at least three years with at least one data point in each year. If insufficient alkalinity

data are available, long-term geometric mean specific conductance values shall be used, with a value of <100

µS/cm@25 C used to estimate the mg/L CaCO3 alkalinity concentration until such time that alkalinity data

are available.

Table 2. Long-term trophic state data collected monthly by LAKEWATCH volunteers and

classification variables color and specific conductance (collected quarterly). Values in bold can be used

with Table 1 to evaluate compliance with nutrient criteria.

Parameter Minimum and Maximum

Annual Geometric Means

Grand Geometric Mean

(Sampling years)

Total Phosphorus (µg/L) 21 - 71 48 (17)

Total Nitrogen (µg/L) 367 - 941 721 (18)

Chlorophyll- uncorrected (µg/L) 9 - 63 30 (18)

Secchi (ft) 2.6 - 5.3 3.5 (18)

Secchi (m) 0.8 - 1.6 1.1 (18)

Color (Pt-Co Units) 14 - 36 20 (6)

Specific Conductance (µS/cm@25 C) 156 - 174 164 (3)

Lake Classification Clear Hardwater

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Base File Data for Lakes: Definitions and Nutrient Zone Maps

The long-term data summary will include the following parameters listed with a definition after each one:

• County: Name of county in which the lake resides.

• Name: Lake name that LAKEWATCH uses for the system.

• GNIS Number: Number created by USGS’s Geographic Names Information System.

• Latitude and Longitude: Coordinates identifying the exact location of station 1 for each system.

• Water Body Type: Four different types of systems; lakes, estuaries, river/streams and springs.

• Surface Area (ha and acre): LAKEWATCH lists the surface area of a lake if it is available.

• Mean Depth (m and ft): This mean depth is calculated from multiple depth finder transects across a

lake that LAKEWATCH uses for estimating plant abundances.

• Period of Record (year): Years a lake has been in the LAKEWATCH program.

• TP Zone and TN Zone: Nutrient zones defined by Bachmann et al (2012).

• Long-Term TP and TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L: min and max): Grand Geometric

Means of all annual geometric means (µg/L) with minimum and maximum annual geometric means.

• Lake Trophic Status (CHL): Tropic state classification using the long-term chlorophyll average.

Table 3. Base File Data, long-term nutrient grand geometric means and Nutrient Zone classification

listing the 90th percentile concentrations in Figure 1. Values in bold can be used for Nutrient Zone

comparisons.

County Orange

Name Winyah

GNIS Number 293432

Latitude 28.5791

Longitude -81.3689

Water Body Type Lake

Surface Area (ha and acre) 7 ha or 17.3 acre

Period of Record (year) 1991 to 2019

Lake Trophic Status (CHL) Eutrophic

TP Zone TP4

Grand TP Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 48 (21 to 71)

TN Zone TN4

Grand TN Geometric Mean Concentration (µg/L, min. and max.) 721 (367 to 941)

Figure 1. Maps showing Florida phosphorus and nitrogen zones and the nutrient concentrations of the

upper 90% of lakes within each zone (Bachmann et al. 2012). Explanation on how to interpret the

Nutrient Zones on page 4, below.

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Interpreting FDEP’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC): These are instructions for using Table 1 and 2

to determine impairment status based on FDEP’s NNC.

1. Identify your lake’s Lake Classification in Table 2 (Colored, Clear Hard Water, or Clear Soft Water) (if no

classification is listed then there is not enough data available to classify your lake).

a. The Lake Classification tells you which row to use in Table 1.

2. Identify your waterbody’s Grand Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-uncorrected in Table 2.

a. Compare this number to the Annual Geometric Mean Chlorophyll-corrected (2nd column) in Table 1.

b. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is greater than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Minimum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

c. If your lake’s Chlorophyll-uncorrected concentration is less than the Annual Geometric Mean

Chlorophyll-corrected concentration use the Maximum calculated numeric interpretation columns.

3. Identify your lake’s Total Phosphorus and Total Nitrogen Grand Geometric Mean concentration in Table 2

and compare them to the appropriate Annual Geometric Mean Total Phosphorus and Annual Geometric Mean

Total Nitrogen values in Table 1.

4. If your lake’s concentrations from Table 2 are greater than FDEP’s NNC values from Table 1, your lake may

be considered impaired. If they are below, it may be considered unimpaired.

Nutrient Zones and “Natural Background”

Administrative code definitions 62-302.200 (19): “Natural background” shall mean the condition of waters in the

absence of man-induced alterations based on the best scientific information available to the Department. The

establishment of natural background for an altered waterbody may be based upon a similar unaltered waterbody,

historical pre-alteration data, paleolimnological examination of sediment cores, or examination of geology and soils.

When determining natural background conditions for a lake, the lake’s location and regional characteristics as

described and depicted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency document titled Lake Regions of Florida

(EPA/R-97/127, dated 1997, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects

Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR) (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06267), which is

incorporated by reference herein, shall also be considered. The lake regions in this document are grouped Nutrient

Zones according to ambient total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations listed in Table 1 found in Bachmann, R.

W., Bigham D. L., Hoyer M. V., Canfield D. E, Jr. 2012. A strategy for establishing numeric nutrient criteria for

Florida lakes. Lake Reservoir Management. 28:84-92.

Interpreting Florida LAKEWATCH’s Nutrient Zones: These are instructions for using Table 3 and

Figure 1 to determine nutrient status based on Nutrient Zones.

1. Identify your lake’s TP Zone in Table 3.

a. Locate this TP Zone (left map) and its corresponding nutrient concentration in Figure 1.

2. Locate your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration value in Table 3.

3. Compare your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration from Table 3 to the appropriate

TP Zone nutrient concentration from Figure 1.

a. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is higher than the TP

zone nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is above “Natural Background”.

b. If your lake’s Long-Term Grand Geometric Mean TP Concentration number is lower than the TP zone

nutrient concentration, your lake’s nutrient concentration is within “Natural Background”.

4. Repeat these same steps with the TN Zone and Long-term Grand Geometric Mean TN Concentration

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Figure 1 and Figure 2. Trend plots of annual average total phosphorus and annual average total

nitrogen versus year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0;

higher the R2 the stronger the relation) and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05

is significant). Trend Status are reported on plots.

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Figure 3 and Figure 4. Trend plots of annual average chlorophyll and annual average Secchi versus

year. The R2 value indicates the strength of the relations (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0; higher the R2 the

stronger the relations and the p value indicates if the relation is significant (p < 0.05 is significant).

Trend status are reported on plots.