Alice (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°7'56", Longitude 82°36'7"
Period of record: 42 sampling dates; December 18, 1990 to April 15, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 93 acres / 38 hectacres
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
4.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
23.1 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
0.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
5.7 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
140 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
2 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
10.3 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
20.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.0 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 42 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
1 |
4 |
7 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
40 |
130 |
290 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.8 |
15.4 |
18.7 |
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-01-99 |
5 |
160 |
1.0 |
. |
|
Apr-15-99 |
4 |
130 |
1.0 |
. |
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1999 Average |
4 |
150 |
1.0 |
. |
Alice (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 18, 1992
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
92 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
26 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.3 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.0 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
2.5 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
32 |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
2 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
|
Florida bladderwort |
Utricularia floridana |
100 |
|
slender spikerush |
Eleocharis baldwinii |
80 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
80 |
|
fragrant water-lily |
Nymphaea odorata |
70 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
70 |
|
variable-leaf milfoil |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum |
70 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
60 |
|
dwarf arrowhead |
Sagittaria subulata |
40 |
|
bog-moss |
Mayaca fluviatilis |
40 |
|
rush fuirena |
Fuirena scirpoidea |
40 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
30 |
|
water-moss |
Fontinalis spp. |
20 |
|
purple bladderwort |
Utricularia purpurea |
20 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
20 |
|
red ludwigia |
Ludwigia repens |
10 |
|
sawgrass |
Cladium jamaicense |
10 |
|
pipewort |
Eriocaulon spp. |
10 |
|
red root |
Lachnanthes caroliniana |
10 |
|
bladderwort |
Utricularia foliosa |
10 |
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