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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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