Kell (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°9'59", Longitude 82°27'23"
Period of record: 24 sampling dates; August 26, 1997 to November 24, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
7.7 |
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
22.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
155 |
Color (Pt-Co units) |
29 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
26.5 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 24 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
14 |
25 |
35 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
570 |
800 |
1220 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.7 |
14.9 |
34.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.3 |
5.8 |
9.5 |
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-16-99 |
21 |
660 |
4.7 |
6.7 |
|
Feb-26-99 |
24 |
720 |
34.3 |
3.9 |
|
Mar-29-99 |
24 |
820 |
10.7 |
6.7 |
|
Apr-27-99 |
21 |
750 |
7.7 |
5.4 |
|
May-25-99 |
23 |
940 |
14.7 |
4.0 |
|
Jun-29-99 |
23 |
860 |
14.7 |
4.2 |
|
Jul-30-99 |
17 |
790 |
9.3 |
4.7 |
|
Aug-30-99 |
14 |
830 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
|
Sep-30-99 |
24 |
900 |
15.0 |
3.6 |
|
Oct-26-99 |
29 |
1030 |
25.0 |
4.7 |
|
Nov-24-99 |
34 |
1080 |
28.7 |
3.3 |
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1999 Average |
23 |
850 |
15.6 |
5.0 |