BUCK LAKE   Quick Facts

 Orlando's Lakes

Adjacent to Narcoossee Road (on west side), approximately 0.7 miles north of the Central Florida Greenway.    Neighborhood Map (pdf)

Lake Surface Area: 129 acres       Mean Depth: 13 ft. 2 in.     Max. Depth:  25 ft 2 in.

Lake Volume: 554,579,500  gal                                             Aeration:  NO  

Shoreline Length: 10,687 ft.                                                   Lake Origin:  Natural

Predominate Drainage Basin Land Use: Mostly Vacant, some Residential

LAKEWATCH: NO    

Park:  NO

Fishing:  NO

Boat Ramp:  NO 

2003 WATER QUALITY REPORT

AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH                                  4 ft. 3 in.

(an indication of water clarity)

AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX                       44

(water quality indicator)

TROPHIC STATE                                                  Oligotrophic

(describes level of biological productivity)

2003 Trophic State Index Ranking: 20 (out of 93 Lakes)

2002 Trophic State Index Ranking: 25 (out of 93 Lakes)

2001 Trophic State Index Ranking: 27 (out of 91 Lakes)

2000 Trophic State Index Ranking: 10 (out of 94 Lakes)

Glossary

Comments:  Pristine softwater lake annexed into the City in 1994. Data indicates water quality is being maintained despite large scale development in surrounding areas.