Stall (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°3'46", Longitude 82°29'27"

Period of record: 24 sampling dates; December 9, 1996 to September 25, 1999

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.0

Sulfate (mg/L)

28.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

8.8

Calcium (mg/L)

14.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

215

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.6

Color (Pt-Co units)

13

Sodium (mg/L)

18.0

Chloride (mg/L)

30.0

Potassium (mg/L)

4.7

Silicon (mg/L)

0.5

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 24 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

11

17

24

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

340

540

1000

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.7

10.1

22.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.0

7.3

10.7

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

Feb-06-99

22

570

22.0

8.7

Jul-10-99

14

440

6.7

8.3

Sep-03-99

18

590

16.3

7.0

Sep-25-99

20

590

9.0

6.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

18

550

13.5

7.5

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