Burrell (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°5'47", Longitude 82°26'49"
Period of record: 31 sampling dates; June 8, 1997 to December 5, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 25 acres / 10 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Land-O-Lakes
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by argillaceous to sandy impure limestone of the Tampa Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain division of the Ocala Uplift District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
8.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
13.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
94.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
38.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
235 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
30 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
5.7 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
10.7 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.6 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 31 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
11 |
17 |
32 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
430 |
550 |
670 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.7 |
8.6 |
38.5 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.9 |
6.2 |
9.2 |
1999 Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L), total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1999:
|
Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
|
Jan-24-99 |
18 |
500 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
14 |
480 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
|
Mar-07-99 |
12 |
430 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
|
Apr-04-99 |
14 |
480 |
2.7 |
. |
|
May-02-99 |
11 |
620 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
|
Jun-06-99 |
18 |
630 |
8.0 |
5.3 |
|
Jul-04-99 |
17 |
440 |
5.0 |
5.6 |
|
Aug-08-99 |
15 |
550 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
|
Sep-05-99 |
12 |
490 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
|
Oct-01-99 |
18 |
670 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
|
Nov-04-99 |
11 |
500 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
|
Dec-05-99 |
14 |
480 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
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1999 Average |
15 |
520 |
5.0 |
6.3 |