Joyce (Pasco)

Location: Latitude 28°12'41", Longitude 82°26'52"

Period of record: 63 sampling dates; March 10, 1993 to December 8, 1998

Surface area : No data available.

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 lake lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain division of the Ocala Uplift District.

Other LAKEWATCH data available: No additional data available.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average and maximum value for the 63 months sampled:

 
Minimum
Average
Maximum
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)
11
23
47
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)
580
770
1510
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)
2.3
9.0
58.3
Long-term Secchi depth (ft)
2.8
7.4
10.0

1998 Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are monthly averages calculated from 3 mid-lake stations for total phosphorus (TP, µg/L),
total nitrogen (TN, µg/L), chlorophyll (CHL, µg/L) and Secchi depth (SECCHI, ft) during 1998:

Date
TP (µg/L)
TN (µg/L)
CHL (µg/L)
SECCHI (ft)
Feb-08-98
32
670
21.3
8.0
Mar-22-98
47
660
20.0
7.0
Apr-12-98
27
730
15.3
7.0
May-25-98
19
650
3.3
10.0
Jun-18-98
17
630
2.7
9.0
Jul-29-98
23
700
5.7
9.0
Aug-22-98
31
700
9.7
9.0
Sep-14-98
32
710
11.7
8.0
Oct-08-98
33
730
14.0
7.0
Nov-20-98
28
710
13.3
7.3
Dec-08-98
26
650
10.0
7.0
         
1998 Average
28
680
11.5
8