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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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.

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