Mango (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 27°57'48", Longitude 82°18'8"

Period of record: 1 sampling date; December 7, 1999

Surface area (Dickinson et al. 1982): 30 acres / 13 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Hillsborough Valley

Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):

The geology is dominated by dolomites, dolomitic clay and phosphorite sand and gravel of the Hawthorne Formation.

Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):

The water body lies in the Hillsborough Valley 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

8.7

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

35.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

157

Chloride (mg/L)

23.8

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 1 month sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

155

155

155

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

1960

1960

1960

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

106.3

106.3

106.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

1.2

1.2

1.2

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

Dec-07-99

155

1960

106.3

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

155

1960

106.3

1.2

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