Keene (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°8'40", Longitude 82°26'45"

Period of record: 47 sampling dates; July 14, 1991 to November 6, 1999

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 31 acres / 13 hectacres

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 water body lies in the Land-O-Lakes subdivision of the Tampa Plain 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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)

12.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

21.0

Calcium (mg/L)

10.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

179

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

119

Sodium (mg/L)

17.0

Chloride (mg/L)

39.5

Potassium (mg/L)

4.3

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 47 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

23

39

75

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

850

1280

2090

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.0

24.8

110.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.6

3.4

6.0

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

May-01-99

35

1340

23.7

2.5

Jun-29-99

34

940

19.7

2.5

Nov-06-99

32

980

15.3

2.8

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

34

1080

19.6

2.6

Keene (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary

Aquatic plant data collected on May 13, 1992

Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %)

0

Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %)

0

Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

3.2

Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

3.9

Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2)

0.1

Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.)

16

Average lake depth (m)

2

Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.

Common Name

Plant Species

Frequency (%)

floating water-hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

90

torpedograss

Panicum repens

90

water-pennywort

Hydrocotyle umbellata

70

common salvinia

Salvinia rotundifolia

60

alligator-weed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

50

slender spikerush

Eleocharis baldwinii

50

smartweed

Polygonum hydropiperoides

50

cat-tail

Typha spp.

50

para grass

Brachiaria mutica

50

green algae

Chlorphyta

50

southern naiad

Najas guadalupensis

40

baby-tears

Micranthemum umbrosum

20

hydrilla

Hydrilla verticillata

20

water primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

20

maidencane

Panicum hemitomon

20

spatterdock

Nuphar luteum

10

pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata

10

willow

Salix spp.

10

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