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Hydrology of Lake Butler, Orange County, Florida

Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4163
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri844163

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Abstract

Lake Butler is one of the lakes that collectively make up the Butler chain of lakes in the headwaters of the Kissimmee River, Florida. The bottom configuration of the lake is typical of relict karst features formed during lower stages in sea level. The top of the Floridan aquifer is 50 to 100 feet below the land surface. The drainage area of Lake Butler is approximately 14.5 sq mi and is comprised of sub-basins of other lakes in the vicinity. Surface outflow from Lake Butler is generally southward to Cypress Creek, a tributary of the Kissimmee River. The extremes in lake stage for the period 1933-81 are 94.67 ft on June 23, 1981 and 101.78 ft on September 13, 1960. The median lake stage for this period was 99.28 ft above sea level. The quality of water in Lake Butler is excellent, based on studies of physical, chemical, and biological conditions by the Orange County Pollution Control Department. The lake water is slightly acidic and soft (48 mg/L hardness as calcium carbonate). Pesticides in water were below detection levels at two sites sampled in the lake, but were detected in the bottom sediments. (USGS)

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Smoot, J.L., Schiffer, D.M., 1984, Hydrology of Lake Butler, Orange County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4163, 3 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 19 x 19 cm. and smaller, sheet 68 x 94 cm., folded in envelope 32 x 24 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri844163.

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Hydrology of Lake Butler, Orange County, Florida
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 84-4163
DOI 10.3133/wri844163
Year Published 1984
Language ENGLISH
Description 3 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 19 x 19 cm. and smaller, sheet 68 x 94 cm., folded in envelope 32 x 24 cm.
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