LeClare (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°6'37", Longitude 82°32'21"

Period of record: 11 sampling dates; December 1, 1997 to November 29, 1998

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 44 acres / 18 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 11 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

14

24

31

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

540

740

1090

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.3

10.7

27.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.7

6.6

10.6

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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