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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
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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 |
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1999 Average |
42 |
1070 |
28.4 |
3.7 |