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LAKE
BEAUTY
Quick Facts
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Orlando's Lakes
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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)
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Lake Surface Area: 2 acres
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Mean Depth: 6 ft. 4 in.
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Lake Volume: 4,443,430 gal
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Aeration:
YES Installed: 10/86
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Shoreline Length: 1,114 ft.
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Lake
Origin: Natural
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Predominate Drainage Basin Land
Use: Commercial (78%) Vacant (4%)
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LAKEWATCH:
NO
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Park: YES
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Lake
Beauty Park (Bloch Cancer Survivors Park)
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Fishing: YES
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Fishing in Orlando
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Boat Ramp: NO
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2003 WATER QUALITY REPORT
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Quick
Summary |
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AVERAGE SECCHI DEPTH
(an
indication of water clarity)
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7
ft. 10 in. |
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AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX (water
quality indicator)
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42 |
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TROPHIC STATE (describes level of
biological productivity)
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Oligotrophic |
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2003 Trophic State Index Ranking:
16 (out of 93 Lakes)
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2002 Trophic State Index Ranking: 4
(out of 93 Lakes)
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2001 Trophic State Index
Ranking: 5 (out of 91 Lakes)
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2000 Trophic State Index
Ranking: 7 (out of 94 Lakes)
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Glossary
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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.
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