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LAKE
LANCASTER
Quick Facts
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Orlando's Lakes
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Briercliff Drive between Summerlin Avenue and Fern Creek Avenue.
Neighborhood Map (pdf)
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Lake Surface Area: 43 acres
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Mean Depth: 5 ft. 5 in.
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Lake Volume:74,800,000 gal
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Aeration:
YES Installed: 3/87
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Shoreline Length: 11,546 ft.
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Lake
Origin: Natural
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Predominate Drainage Basin Land
Use: Residential (64%) Commercial (1%) Vacant (3%)
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LAKEWATCH:
YES
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Park: YES
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Lake
Lancaster 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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3
ft. 7 in. |
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AVERAGE TROPHIC STATE INDEX (water
quality indicator)
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54 |
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TROPHIC STATE (describes level of
biological productivity)
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Mesotrophic |
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2003 Trophic State Index Ranking:
53 (out of 93 Lakes)
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2002 Trophic State Index Ranking: 40
(out of 93 Lakes)
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2001 Trophic State Index
Ranking: Not ranked (out of 91 Lakes)
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2000 Trophic State Index
Ranking: 86 (out of 94 Lakes)
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Glossary
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Comments: No data for 2001
due to drought conditions. Prone to low water levels during dry
periods. Declining water quality in recent years may be partially
due to low lake levels. Large scale dredging of accumulated organic
sediments performed in 2002 appears to have resulted in improved
water quality.
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