Carlton (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°7'58", Longitude 82°32'27"

Period of record: 8 sampling dates; November 8, 1997 to August 26, 1998

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

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tampa Plain

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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)

10.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

7.0

Calcium (mg/L)

6.3

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

112

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.4

Color (Pt-Co units)

180

Sodium (mg/L)

11.0

Chloride (mg/L)

28.5

Potassium (mg/L)

4.0

Silicon (mg/L)

4.3

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

37

53

74

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

710

930

1210

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

9.7

15.7

23.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.9

2.4

2.9

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999

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