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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
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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 |
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1999 Average |
17 |
770 |
6.6 |
7.5 |