Pretty (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°6'28", Longitude 82°34'8"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; June 18, 1992 to January 25, 1997

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 80 acres / 32 hectacres

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Tampa Plain

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

6.9

Sulfate (mg/L)

13.3

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

8.2

Calcium (mg/L)

6.5

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

137

Magnesium (mg/L)

1.6

Color (Pt-Co units)

90

Sodium (mg/L)

11.0

Chloride (mg/L)

24.4

Potassium (mg/L)

4.1

Silicon (mg/L)

2.0

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 2 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

13

21

29

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

710

760

810

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.7

6.7

8.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

3.8

4.0

4.2

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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