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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
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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 |
|
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1999 Average |
11 |
490 |
3.8 |
8.3 |