Mid (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°3'29", Longitude 82°28'25"
Period of record: 11 sampling dates; September 17, 1996 to December 12, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
7.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
17.3 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
25.3 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
15.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
318 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.5 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
32 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
37.3 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
65.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.6 |
|
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 11 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
37 |
52 |
79 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
850 |
990 |
1250 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
13.0 |
21.3 |
36.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
2.3 |
3.2 |
4.4 |
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 |
|
Apr-18-99 |
58 |
1070 |
23.3 |
2.5 |
|
Jun-19-99 |
66 |
1080 |
36.0 |
3.2 |
|
Dec-12-99 |
49 |
1250 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
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1999 Average |
58 |
1130 |
27.1 |
2.9 |