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CLEAR
LAKE Quick Facts
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Orlando's Lakes
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South of the Gore Street and Tampa Avenue intersection.
Neighborhood Map (pdf)
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Lake Surface Area: 358 acres
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Mean Depth: 12 ft. 11 in.
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Lake Volume: 1.5 billion gal.
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Aeration:
NO
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Shoreline Length: 42,116 ft.
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Lake
Origin: Natural
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Predominate Drainage Basin Land
Use: Residential (30%) Commercial (16%) Vacant (32%)
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LAKEWATCH: YES
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Park: YES
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Claudia Allen Park; George
Barker Park
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Fishing: YES
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Fishing in Orlando
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Boat Ramp: YES
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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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2
ft. 4 in. |
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AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX (water
quality indicator)
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62 |
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TROPHIC STATE (describes level of
biological productivity)
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Eutrophic |
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2003 Trophic State Index Ranking:
72 (out of 93 Lakes)
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2002 Trophic State Index Ranking:
77 (out of 93 Lakes)
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2001 Trophic State Index
Ranking: 76 (out of 91 Lakes)
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2000 Trophic State Index
Ranking: 84 (out of 94 Lakes)
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Glossary
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Comments: Clear Lake has a
long history of water quality problems and studies. A
large-scale fish removal project in 1992 appears to have resulted in
dramatic but short-lived improvements in water quality.
Projects implemented include large scale stormwater treatment
projects, reestablishment of shoreline vegetation and recent
construction of a municipal sanitary sewer along eastern shoreline.
Persistent winter time high bacteria levels were eliminated by
residents dispersing migratory gulls in 1999. Data indicates
projects are beginning to result in improving water quality.
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