Eckles (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°3'19", Longitude 82°28'17"
Period of record: 41 sampling dates; June 9, 1996 to December 19, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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:
|
pH |
7.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
11.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
36.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
18.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
214 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.5 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
16 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
16.3 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
32.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.8 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 41 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
16 |
26 |
39 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
600 |
940 |
1380 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.0 |
16.4 |
88.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.4 |
5.1 |
9.2 |
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-16-99 |
25 |
890 |
14.3 |
4.0 |
|
Feb-14-99 |
26 |
950 |
14.0 |
3.9 |
|
Mar-21-99 |
27 |
920 |
15.3 |
4.6 |
|
Apr-18-99 |
33 |
1180 |
17.3 |
3.1 |
|
May-16-99 |
24 |
1190 |
30.0 |
3.4 |
|
Jun-13-99 |
35 |
1210 |
21.7 |
3.3 |
|
Jul-09-99 |
21 |
1220 |
25.7 |
2.4 |
|
Aug-15-99 |
22 |
1380 |
27.0 |
2.6 |
|
Sep-18-99 |
25 |
1250 |
21.3 |
2.8 |
|
Oct-17-99 |
27 |
1230 |
21.7 |
3.7 |
|
Nov-21-99 |
30 |
1290 |
20.0 |
4.2 |
|
Dec-19-99 |
32 |
1350 |
20.0 |
3.5 |
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1999 Average |
27 |
1170 |
20.7 |
3.5 |