Cypress (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°7'32", Longitude 82°33'53"

Period of record: 27 sampling dates; December 15, 1996 to August 22, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 17 acres / 7 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 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

6.3

Sulfate (mg/L)

31.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

1.2

Calcium (mg/L)

7.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

232

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

8

Sodium (mg/L)

27.0

Chloride (mg/L)

48.3

Potassium (mg/L)

2.8

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 27 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

13

39

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

370

490

660

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

6.4

28.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

6.2

9.5

12.5

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-22-99

11

460

7.0

9.8

Mar-22-99

9

450

1.7

.

May-22-99

8

630

3.0

8.0

Jun-22-99

9

390

3.7

7.7

Aug-22-99

15

520

.

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

11

490

3.8

8.3

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