Ten Mile (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 27°56'25", Longitude 82°18'56"
Period of record: 2 sampling dates; September 24, 1995 to December 15, 1995
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 18 acres / 7 hectacres
Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Hillsborough Valley
Geologic formation (Brooks 1981):
The geology is dominated by phosphatic sand, silty sand, and clay of the Hawthorne Formation.
Physiographic region (Brooks 1981):
The water body lies in the Bone Valley Uplands division of the Southwestern Flatwoods District.
Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.
Numbers reported below are the average for 1 month sampled:
|
pH |
7.5 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
17.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
35.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
16.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
150 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
2.3 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
31 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
7.5 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
19.3 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.1 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
|
|
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) |
28 |
46 |
63 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
900 |
1190 |
1480 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
25.0 |
51.3 |
77.7 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.