Garden (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°7'53", Longitude 82°37'57"
Period of record: 74 sampling dates; June 2, 1991 to November 28, 1999
Surface area : No data available.
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 74 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
16 |
41 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
570 |
1450 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
6.2 |
38.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.3 |
6.4 |
11.5 |
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 |
|
Mar-29-99 |
28 |
960 |
9.7 |
6.0 |
|
Aug-29-99 |
17 |
720 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
|
Sep-26-99 |
21 |
760 |
13.0 |
4.4 |
|
Oct-31-99 |
23 |
800 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
|
Nov-28-99 |
30 |
980 |
12.7 |
3.6 |
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1999 Average |
24 |
850 |
10.3 |
4.8 |