Gass (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°5'35", Longitude 82°27'46"

Period of record: 8 sampling dates; June 11, 1998 to January 24, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 33 acres / 13 hectacres

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.3

Sulfate (mg/L)

9.4

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

30.0

Calcium (mg/L)

14.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

126

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.2

Color (Pt-Co units)

19

Sodium (mg/L)

7.0

Chloride (mg/L)

13.2

Potassium (mg/L)

1.1

Silicon (mg/L)

0.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

8

10

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

460

490

570

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

2.2

3.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

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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-24-99

9

460

2.7

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1999 Average

9

460

2.7

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