Martha (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°8'50", Longitude 82°36'1"

Period of record: 4 sampling dates; October 10, 1996 to January 25, 1997

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Keystone 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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)

18.7

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

23.7

Calcium (mg/L)

15.3

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

192

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.1

Color (Pt-Co units)

29

Sodium (mg/L)

13.3

Chloride (mg/L)

27.6

Potassium (mg/L)

2.4

Silicon (mg/L)

0.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 4 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

9

11

13

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

780

840

940

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.3

5.0

8.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

5.8

6.9

8.0

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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