Wastena (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°9'47", Longitude 82°35'28"

Period of record: 24 sampling dates; June 1, 1991 to December 31, 1999

Surface area : No data available.

Lake Region (Griffith et al. 1997): Keystone 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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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

7.0

Sulfate (mg/L)

25.0

Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3)

13.0

Calcium (mg/L)

9.1

Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C)

172

Magnesium (mg/L)

3.0

Color (Pt-Co units)

40

Sodium (mg/L)

12.3

Chloride (mg/L)

28.8

Potassium (mg/L)

5.9

Silicon (mg/L)

0.3

 

 

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)

12

21

36

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

500

810

1080

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

2.7

11.7

29.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.3

6.4

12.0

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

Jan-21-99

13

640

3.3

7.3

Feb-20-99

17

780

10.3

6.3

Mar-22-99

19

740

4.0

7.3

Apr-21-99

16

590

5.3

7.7

Oct-13-99

18

840

14.0

4.4

Nov-21-99

22

940

3.7

9.4

Dec-31-99

15

830

5.7

10.2

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

17

770

6.6

7.5

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