Elizabeth (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°9'26", Longitude 82°34'22"

Period of record: 30 sampling dates; October 5, 1994 to December 19, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 22 acres / 9 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.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 30 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

9

17

41

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

540

680

930

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

6.7

15.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.0

6.9

10.3

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:

Date

TP (µg/L)

TN (µg/L)

CHL (µg/L)

SECCHI (ft

Jan-30-99

16

670

4.7

7.0

Feb-28-99

16

540

5.0

6.3

Mar-28-99

14

650

2.3

9.3

Apr-25-99

13

590

2.0

10.2

May-28-99

12

610

4.0

9.0

Jun-15-99

12

540

7.0

7.0

Jul-15-99

12

770

6.0

5.8

Aug-28-99

9

730

5.0

8.0

Sep-18-99

13

930

9.0

6.5

Oct-23-99

13

730

7.0

7.0

Nov-28-99

16

640

6.0

7.0

Dec-19-99

16

670

6.7

5.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

14

670

5.4

7.4

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