Norbert (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°9'16", Longitude 82°28'42"

Period of record: 9 sampling dates; November 11, 1996 to October 14, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.3

Sulfate (mg/L)

34.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

24.0

Calcium (mg/L)

19.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

282

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.7

Color (Pt-Co units)

19

Sodium (mg/L)

19.7

Chloride (mg/L)

38.1

Potassium (mg/L)

5.9

Silicon (mg/L)

0.1

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 9 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

14

25

37

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

680

930

1230

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

3.7

17.2

26.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.5

6.9

13.0

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

Mar-26-99

23

960

7.3

8.0

May-13-99

29

1070

20.3

3.5

Jul-15-99

.

.

26.7

.

Aug-15-99

28

1010

16.7

5.1

Oct-14-99

24

920

15.3

6.4

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

26

990

17.3

5.8

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