Little Wilson (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°8'48", Longitude 82°29'34"
Period of record: 16 sampling dates; April 3, 1998 to December 13, 1999
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
7.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
4.8 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
51.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
21.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
250 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.6 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
49 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
22.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
42.8 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.5 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.4 |
|
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 16 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
24 |
44 |
91 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
580 |
890 |
1320 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
4.7 |
21.7 |
44.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.4 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
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-05-99 |
32 |
580 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
|
Mar-07-99 |
26 |
650 |
9.7 |
5.3 |
|
Apr-04-99 |
24 |
650 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
|
May-03-99 |
35 |
790 |
9.0 |
5.2 |
|
Jun-05-99 |
42 |
870 |
33.0 |
5.3 |
|
Jul-05-99 |
40 |
890 |
29.0 |
4.3 |
|
Sep-05-99 |
38 |
980 |
32.7 |
4.0 |
|
Oct-02-99 |
41 |
1320 |
. |
2.4 |
|
Nov-08-99 |
25 |
990 |
. |
5.3 |
|
Dec-13-99 |
26 |
1000 |
6.3 |
7.1 |
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|
1999 Average |
33 |
870 |
16.2 |
5.0 |