Casey (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°3'17", Longitude 82°30'52"

Period of record: 18 sampling dates; November 20, 1996 to April 24, 1999

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

17.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

25.0

Calcium (mg/L)

20.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

225

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.6

Color (Pt-Co units)

13

Sodium (mg/L)

16.7

Chloride (mg/L)

39.0

Potassium (mg/L)

2.2

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 18 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

24

45

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

310

660

2270

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

14.7

84.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

0.9

5.8

10.3

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-26-99

20

490

3.0

.

Apr-24-99

45

2270

84.7

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

32

1380

43.8

0.9

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