Strawberry South (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°8'19", Longitude 82°28'31"

Period of record: 2 sampling dates; February 28, 1997 to March 22, 1997

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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

6.7

Sulfate (mg/L)

52.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

7.8

Calcium (mg/L)

14.0

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

232

Magnesium (mg/L)

4.7

Color (Pt-Co units)

15

Sodium (mg/L)

15.0

Chloride (mg/L)

33.0

Potassium (mg/L)

6.3

Silicon (mg/L)

0.2

 

 

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)

12

12

12

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

480

510

540

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

2.5

3.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

10.3

10.4

10.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

Back to S lakes page