Church (Hillsborough County)

Location: Latitude 28°6'12", Longitude 82°35'59"

Period of record: 46 sampling dates; November 17, 1990 to November 30, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 68 acres / 28 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Keystone Lakes

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by argillaceous to sandy impure limestone of the Tampa Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The lake lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain division of the Ocala Uplift District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: Aquatic plant survey and supplemental water chemistry

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 46 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
10
15
21
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
530
640
860
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
1.0
4.6
13.3
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
5.0
8.4
12.4

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L),
total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft)
May-31-98
11
640
8.3
9.5
Aug-31-98
13
620
4.7
7.5
Sep-28-98
20
750
9.3
7.0
Nov-30-98
19
780
13.3
6.1
         
1998 Average
16
700
8.9
7.5