Twin (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°1'58", Longitude 82°29'23"

Period of record: 27 sampling dates; November 23, 1996 to December 19, 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

8.2

Sulfate (mg/L)

22.7

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

48.0

Calcium (mg/L)

22.7

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

237

Magnesium (mg/L)

2.3

Color (Pt-Co units)

20

Sodium (mg/L)

14.0

Chloride (mg/L)

23.8

Potassium (mg/L)

2.8

Silicon (mg/L)

0.2

 

 

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 27 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

15

25

41

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

570

760

960

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

10.0

21.6

33.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

2.5

3.8

6.2

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

Mar-10-99

26

820

24.3

4.5

Apr-30-99

26

840

24.0

4.0

May-31-99

20

720

13.0

4.7

Jun-12-99

15

840

19.7

2.8

Jul-14-99

18

840

18.7

3.7

Aug-28-99

18

710

17.0

2.7

Sep-27-99

24

750

31.7

2.5

Oct-30-99

25

770

27.0

2.7

Nov-14-99

24

770

27.7

2.5

Dec-19-99

30

880

11.0

4.5

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

23

790

21.4

3.5

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