Juanita (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°6'59", Longitude 82°35'18"

Period of record: 72 sampling dates; July 7, 1991 to August 29, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 24 acres / 10 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 72 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

6

13

27

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

320

540

840

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

4.1

18.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.0

7.8

12.0

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-27-99

11

560

3.0

8.0

May-16-99

8

600

2.0

6.7

Jun-27-99

8

600

5.0

5.7

Jul-31-99

7

580

5.0

6.0

Aug-29-99

12

600

1.3

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

9

590

3.3

6.7

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