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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

19

700

8.1

6.2

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