Lords (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°6'29", Longitude 82°26'58"

Period of record: 6 sampling dates; October 19, 1997 to April 19, 1998

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.1

Sulfate (mg/L)

15.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

20.0

Calcium (mg/L)

9.9

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

152

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.6

Color (Pt-Co units)

49

Sodium (mg/L)

13.0

Chloride (mg/L)

31.0

Potassium (mg/L)

4.5

Silicon (mg/L)

0.4

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 6 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

22

26

33

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

930

1100

1190

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

5.7

18.8

41.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.8

4.7

5.3

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.


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