Taylor 2 (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°8'57", Longitude 82°30'29"
Period of record: 18 sampling dates; December 21, 1996 to November 21, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
6.2 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
0.5 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
6.7 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
4.6 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
77 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.2 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
95 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.2 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
17.0 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
1.3 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
1.5 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 18 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
20 |
37 |
70 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
490 |
690 |
1080 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
8.7 |
31.3 |
78.0 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.7 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
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 |
|
Apr-25-99 |
43 |
760 |
25.0 |
2.2 |
|
Jul-18-99 |
33 |
710 |
17.3 |
3.3 |
|
Oct-18-99 |
70 |
1080 |
78.0 |
1.7 |
|
Nov-21-99 |
33 |
800 |
24.7 |
1.7 |
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1999 Average |
45 |
840 |
36.2 |
2.2 |