James (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°7'5", Longitude 82°34'30"

Period of record: 51 sampling dates; October 14, 1994 to December 31, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 16 acres / 6 hectacres

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 51 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

10

24

168

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

590

800

2410

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.3

16.7

150.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.5

7.0

11.2

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-09-99

20

790

20.0

5.4

Feb-14-99

26

810

14.0

5.9

Mar-28-99

23

820

4.3

7.1

Apr-30-99

26

630

9.7

6.0

May-31-99

25

820

13.7

5.5

Jun-27-99

23

780

15.3

4.7

Jul-18-99

22

680

15.7

4.8

Aug-21-99

21

720

13.7

5.2

Sep-26-99

26

870

30.3

3.9

Oct-31-99

35

880

51.0

3.9

Nov-26-99

28

760

22.0

4.5

Dec-31-99

31

930

29.3

3.7

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

26

790

19.9

5.0

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