Lutz (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°9'12", Longitude 82°27'50"
Period of record: 16 sampling dates; February 20, 1997 to December 31, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
8.1 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
19.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
80.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
35.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
247 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
4 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
10.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
21.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.2 |
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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) |
7 |
17 |
33 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
400 |
610 |
790 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.7 |
6.1 |
12.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.2 |
7.8 |
13.3 |
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 |
|
Jun-07-99 |
26 |
690 |
8.3 |
5.2 |
|
Jul-03-99 |
19 |
790 |
12.7 |
5.2 |
|
Aug-01-99 |
16 |
700 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
|
Aug-29-99 |
17 |
650 |
7.7 |
7.0 |
|
Sep-25-99 |
17 |
690 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
|
Oct-31-99 |
16 |
720 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
|
Nov-27-99 |
25 |
670 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
|
Dec-31-99 |
19 |
690 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
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1999 Average |
19 |
700 |
8.1 |
6.2 |