Chapman (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°6'18", Longitude 82°27'48"

Period of record: 86 sampling dates; November 4, 1992 to December 4, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 43 acres / 17 hectacres

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.0

Sulfate (mg/L)

13.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

11.0

Calcium (mg/L)

8.9

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

118

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.7

Color (Pt-Co units)

26

Sodium (mg/L)

8.3

Chloride (mg/L)

22.5

Potassium (mg/L)

3.0

Silicon (mg/L)

0.5

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 86 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

32

64

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

730

1050

1910

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.7

13.5

110.5

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

4.9

11.5

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

Jan-08-99

37

880

18.7

6.0

Feb-02-99

39

850

2.3

5.0

Mar-02-99

24

830

7.3

6.0

Apr-02-99

32

840

3.0

6.0

May-04-99

63

1910

110.5

2.0

Jun-01-99

38

1170

13.7

4.0

Jul-02-99

42

1100

28.3

3.0

Aug-06-99

33

890

19.3

4.0

Sep-01-99

27

930

9.0

5.0

Oct-06-99

46

970

8.0

5.7

Nov-04-99

31

850

7.0

6.0

Dec-04-99

53

980

3.3

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

39

1020

19.2

5.0

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