Deer (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°10'3", Longitude 82°27'36"

Period of record: 85 sampling dates; December 21, 1991 to August 29, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 35 acres / 14 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.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 85 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

13

30

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

420

590

1080

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.7

6.4

29.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

6.7

9.8

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

Feb-28-99

18

570

4.0

6.5

Jul-12-99

13

620

6.7

6.3

Aug-29-99

13

640

8.0

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

15

610

6.2

6.0

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