Boot (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°2'30", Longitude 82°29'3"
Period of record: 9 sampling dates; June 9, 1996 to December 31, 1998
Surface area : No data available.
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
44.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
22.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
17.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
201 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.7 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
7 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
11.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
20.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.9 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 9 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
9 |
13 |
17 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
540 |
780 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
7.3 |
15.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.0 |
8.5 |
14.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.