Little (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°4'21", Longitude 82°28'49"
Period of record: 10 sampling dates; December 18, 1996 to October 8, 1997
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 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
8.6 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
30.7 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
29.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
22.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
258 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
12 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
21.3 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
34.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
3.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 10 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
19 |
27 |
38 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
350 |
550 |
670 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
7.0 |
16.4 |
25.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.8 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.