Stillwater (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°3'43", Longitude 82°30'28"

Period of record: 5 sampling dates; June 24, 1999 to December 28, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

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.

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 5 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

50

64

77

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

980

1040

1080

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

32.3

57.4

78.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.0

2.4

3.0

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

Jun-24-99

77

1080

32.3

2.3

Aug-22-99

66

980

78.0

2.3

Sep-20-99

70

1060

75.7

2.0

Oct-24-99

50

1030

58.7

3.0

Dec-28-99

58

1070

42.3

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

64

1040

57.4

2.4

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