Parker (Pasco County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°10'41", Longitude 82°34'54"
Period of record: 48 sampling dates; January 13, 1991 to April 29, 1995
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 90 acres / 36 hectacres
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 2 months sampled:
|
pH |
6.7 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
10.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
9.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
6.2 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
139 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
15 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
14.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
26.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.0 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.5 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 48 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
8 |
15 |
23 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
450 |
590 |
830 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
2.7 |
9.8 |
30.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.1 |
6.4 |
10.0 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.