Christina (Pasco County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°18'46", Longitude 82°40'38"

Period of record: 79 sampling dates; June 16, 1990 to December 30, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Weeki Wachee Hills

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.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 79 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

36

111

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

260

520

1010

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

16.4

90.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.5

5.7

11.0

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-09-99

23

460

9.7

4.3

Feb-10-99

20

460

4.3

6.3

Mar-07-99

19

350

3.3

6.2

Apr-10-99

30

450

5.7

4.5

May-14-99

27

480

4.7

.

Jun-14-99

37

580

7.0

4.5

Jul-16-99

37

560

11.0

4.5

Aug-21-99

32

530

5.3

5.2

Sep-18-99

34

510

5.7

5.0

Oct-23-99

26

430

5.3

6.0

Nov-20-99

22

390

3.7

7.2

Dec-30-99

27

480

1.3

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

28

480

5.6

5.6

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