Little Moss (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°10'57", Longitude 82°28'31"
Period of record: 56 sampling dates; January 7, 1990 to December 10, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 24 acres / 10 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.3 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
20.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
4.2 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
8.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
150 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
3.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
77 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
11.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
27.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
5.5 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
3.9 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 56 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
21 |
35 |
67 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
680 |
960 |
1270 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
7.3 |
25.4 |
57.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.0 |
3.9 |
7.5 |
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-15-99 |
52 |
960 |
28.7 |
3.2 |
|
Feb-12-99 |
42 |
860 |
17.7 |
3.2 |
|
Mar-10-99 |
42 |
850 |
19.3 |
2.7 |
|
Apr-09-99 |
38 |
900 |
16.0 |
2.7 |
|
May-10-99 |
24 |
950 |
9.3 |
4.2 |
|
Jun-09-99 |
28 |
730 |
21.0 |
4.2 |
|
Jul-09-99 |
26 |
800 |
21.0 |
3.7 |
|
Aug-17-99 |
24 |
810 |
17.0 |
4.0 |
|
Sep-08-99 |
28 |
1070 |
32.3 |
2.8 |
|
Oct-07-99 |
30 |
1110 |
35.0 |
. |
|
Nov-07-99 |
21 |
1030 |
31.0 |
2.5 |
|
Dec-10-99 |
34 |
1190 |
31.3 |
2.7 |
|
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|
1999 Average |
32 |
940 |
23.3 |
3.2 |