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Lake Rabama Quick Facts

Orlando's Lakes

Just east of Conway Road and south of Curry Ford Road.   
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Lake Surface Area: 6 acres                                            Mean Depth: 4 ft. 2 in.

Lake Volume: 7,756,000  gal                                          Aeration:  NO  

Shoreline Length: 2,051 ft.                                              Lake Origin:  Excavation

Predominate Drainage Basin Land Use: Residential (68%) Commercial (15%)

Park:  NO

Fishing:  NO

Boat Ramp:  NO 

2007 WATER QUALITY SUMMARY SHEET

AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH                                      9 ft. 6 in.

(an indication of water clarity)

 

AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX                          37

(water quality indicator)

 

TROPHIC STATE                                                     Oligotrophic

(describes level of biological productivity)

2007 Trophic State Index Ranking: 20 (out of 94 Lakes)

Glossary

Comments:  Lake develops very stable stratification with large temperature differences between top and bottom.  Experimental withdrawal of anoxic bottom water, which began in 1995, appears to have been very successful in improving water quality.