Roget (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°6'32", Longitude 82°27'26"
Period of record: 12 sampling dates; May 18, 1997 to June 27, 1998
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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) |
10.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
45.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
15.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
244 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.8 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
51 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
26.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
46.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
5.7 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.4 |
|
|
Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 12 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
19 |
30 |
51 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
720 |
860 |
970 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
1.3 |
14.2 |
39.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
3.7 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.