Hunter (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 27°57'60", Longitude 82°15'57"

Period of record: 18 sampling dates; August 17, 1998 to January 19, 2000

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Hillsborough Valley

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by dolomites, dolomitic clay and phosphorite sand and gravel of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Hillsborough Valley 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.1

Sulfate (mg/L)

6.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

30.0

Calcium (mg/L)

12.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

139

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.3

Color (Pt-Co units)

32

Sodium (mg/L)

6.9

Chloride (mg/L)

22.0

Potassium (mg/L)

3.9

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 18 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

30

44

65

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

730

1080

1300

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

8.0

26.3

76.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.4

3.7

5.9

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-20-99

65

1300

76.7

3.6

Feb-19-99

48

940

12.0

5.3

Mar-17-99

53

1050

8.3

5.9

Apr-20-99

51

1270

56.3

2.9

Jun-01-99

39

730

17.7

4.2

Jun-22-99

38

990

21.0

3.2

Jul-20-99

36

1040

20.3

2.7

Aug-16-99

36

1240

37.0

2.4

Sep-17-99

32

990

27.0

3.0

Oct-19-99

37

1050

30.3

2.9

Nov-17-99

30

1100

19.7

3.6

Dec-21-99

37

1090

14.7

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

42

1070

28.4

3.7

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