Buck (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°6'33", Longitude 82°37'6"
Period of record: 7 sampling dates; February 27, 1997 to October 3, 1997
Surface area : No data available.
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Keystone 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
6.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
17.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
6.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
6.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
126 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
79 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
24.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
6.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 7 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
48 |
132 |
195 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
980 |
1260 |
1620 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
27.7 |
71.4 |
156.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.7 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.