Grace (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°5'49", Longitude 82°35'15"

Period of record: 39 sampling dates; August 17, 1990 to December 27, 1993

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.

 

Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.

Numbers reported below are the average for 2 months sampled:

pH

6.2

Sulfate (mg/L)

26.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

2.3

Calcium (mg/L)

7.5

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

165

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.5

Color (Pt-Co units)

9

Sodium (mg/L)

12.5

Chloride (mg/L)

25.5

Potassium (mg/L)

5.2

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 39 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

4

8

20

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

260

390

530

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

2.9

9.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

10.0

14.0

17.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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