Turtle (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°4'13", Longitude 82°28'17"

Period of record: 24 sampling dates; December 16, 1997 to November 13, 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.

 

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)

14

18

27

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

450

550

700

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.0

3.7

8.0

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

7.0

7.4

8.3

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

Jan-20-99

17

460

5.3

7.0

Feb-12-99

17

610

2.0

.

Mar-11-99

20

510

2.3

.

Apr-21-99

17

530

2.7

.

May-13-99

18

560

5.0

.

Jun-11-99

18

610

4.0

.

Jul-15-99

18

700

4.7

.

Aug-08-99

15

600

3.0

7.0

Sep-12-99

15

610

2.7

7.0

Oct-10-99

15

550

3.0

7.0

Nov-13-99

14

470

3.0

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

17

570

3.4

7.0

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