Padgett North (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°12'32", Longitude 82°27'25"
Period of record: 67 sampling dates; March 1, 1993 to December 21, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 200 acres / 81 hectacres
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 3 months sampled:
|
pH |
7.4 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
15.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
23.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
12.3 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
134 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
14.4 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
15 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
9.4 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.4 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
4.0 |
|
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 67 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
14 |
23 |
52 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
440 |
700 |
1210 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.0 |
5.4 |
16.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.3 |
8.8 |
12.0 |
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 |
|
Nov-20-99 |
15 |
460 |
1.0 |
11.0 |
|
Dec-21-99 |
15 |
440 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
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1999 Average |
15 |
450 |
1.5 |
11.0 |
Padgett North (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Aquatic Plant Summary
Aquatic plant data collected on June 7, 1994
|
Percent area covered with aquatic vegetation (PAC, %) |
12 |
|
Percent of lake's volume filled with vegetation (PVI, %) |
2 |
|
Average emergent plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
1.0 |
|
Average floating-leaved plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
3.1 |
|
Average submersed plant biomass (kg wet wt/m2) |
0.0 |
|
Average width of emergent and floating-leaved zone (ft.) |
. |
|
Average lake depth (m) |
3 |
Frequency that plant species occur in 10 evenly spaced transects around the lake.
|
Common Name |
Plant Species |
Frequency (%) |
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floating water-hyacinth |
Eichhornia crassipes |
50 |
|
cat-tail |
Typha spp. |
50 |
|
bald cypress |
Taxodium distichum |
50 |
|
water-pennywort |
Hydrocotyle umbellata |
40 |
|
willow |
Salix spp. |
40 |
|
torpedograss |
Panicum repens |
40 |
|
alligator-weed |
Alternanthera philoxeroides |
30 |
|
pickerelweed |
Pontederia cordata |
30 |
|
water primrose |
Ludwigia octovalvis |
30 |
|
spatterdock |
Nuphar luteum |
20 |
|
wax myrtle |
Myrica cerifera |
20 |
|
melaleuca |
Melaleuca quinquenervia |
20 |
|
maidencane |
Panicum hemitomon |
20 |
|
Baldwin flat sedge |
Cyperus globulosus |
20 |
|
tapegrass |
Vallisneria americana |
10 |
|
salt-bush |
Baccharis spp. |
10 |
|
pipewort |
Eriocaulon spp. |
10 |