Lake Enhancement

Lake Beauty Quick Facts

Orlando's Lakes

Adjacent to Orange Avenue (on the west side) between Lake Beauty Drive and Miller Street, in front of Arnold Palmer's hospital for Women and Children.  Neighborhood Map (pdf)

Lake Surface Area: 2 acres                                Mean Depth: 6 ft. 4 in.

Lake Volume: 4,443,430  gal                              Aeration:  YES    Installed: 10/86                     

Shoreline Length: 1,114 ft.                                  Lake Origin:  Natural

Predominate Drainage Basin Land Use: Commercial (78%) Vacant (4%)

LAKEWATCH: NO 

Park:  YES                                  Lake Beauty Park (Bloch Cancer Survivors Park)

Fishing:  YES                              Fishing in Orlando 

Boat Ramp:  NO 

2003 WATER QUALITY REPORT                                 Quick Summary

AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH                                          7 ft. 10 in.

(an indication of water clarity

AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX                              42

(water quality indicator)

TROPHIC STATE                                                         Oligotrophic 

(describes level of biological productivity)

2003 Trophic State Index Ranking: 16 (out of 93 Lakes)
2002 Trophic State Index Ranking: 4 (out of 93 Lakes)
2001 Trophic State Index Ranking: 5 (out of 91 Lakes)
2000 Trophic State Index Ranking: 7 (out of 94 Lakes)

Glossary

Comments:  Experimental calcium treatment in January 1996 did not result in short term water quality improvements but may have had a long term effect.  Dramatic improvement in water quality observed since 1998.