Crenshaw (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°7'24", Longitude 82°29'46"

Period of record: 95 sampling dates; November 25, 1990 to November 28, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 3 months sampled:

pH

6.8

Sulfate (mg/L)

7.2

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

9.0

Calcium (mg/L)

6.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

64

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

57

Sodium (mg/L)

4.7

Chloride (mg/L)

10.0

Potassium (mg/L)

0.8

Silicon (mg/L)

0.7

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 95 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

9

17

31

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

430

680

920

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.0

9.0

39.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

6.1

10.0

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-30-99

12

550

4.0

8.0

Feb-27-99

15

590

3.7

8.0

Mar-28-99

12

470

5.7

7.7

May-31-99

16

560

5.3

7.0

Jun-27-99

14

480

4.0

8.8

Aug-29-99

12

560

4.3

8.2

Sep-28-99

19

670

7.3

6.0

Nov-28-99

12

560

3.7

10.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

14

560

4.7

8.0


Crenshaw (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on May 13, 1992

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

12

Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)

5

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

1.4

Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.1

Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.9

Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)

19

Average lake depth (m)

2

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

maidencane

Panicum hemitomon

100

musk-grass

Chara spp.

90

slender spikerush

Eleocharis baldwinii

40

water primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

40

torpedograss

Panicum repens

30

spatterdock

Nuphar luteum

10

pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

10

water-pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

10

buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

10

willow

Salix spp.

10

red root

Lachnanthes caroliniana

10

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