East (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°12'34", Longitude 82°26'27"
Period of record: 44 sampling dates; March 23, 1993 to December 2, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 1 month sampled:
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pH |
8.2 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
43.0 |
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Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
318 |
Chloride (mg/L) |
48. |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 44 months sampled:
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Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
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Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
17 |
21 |
40 |
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Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
470 |
690 |
1000 |
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Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
8.4 |
22.3 |
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Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
4.4 |
7.2 |
11.3 |
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:
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Date |
TP (µg/L) |
TN (µg/L) |
CHL (µg/L) |
SECCHI (ft |
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Dec-02-99 |
17 |
470 |
2.3 |
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1999 Average |
17 |
470 |
2.3 |
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