White Trout (Hillsborough County)
Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary
Location: Latitude 28°2'21", Longitude 82°29'45"
Period of record: 30 sampling dates; February 24, 1997 to December 27, 1999
Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 77 acres / 31 hectacres
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Supplemental, unpublished water chemistry data, University of Florida.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 |
7.7 |
Sulfate (mg/L) |
35.0 |
|
Total alkalinity (mg/L as CaCO3) |
32.0 |
Calcium (mg/L) |
21.0 |
|
Conductance (µS/cm @ 25 °C) |
224 |
Magnesium (mg/L) |
1.9 |
|
Color (Pt-Co units) |
11 |
Sodium (mg/L) |
14.0 |
|
Chloride (mg/L) |
28.5 |
Potassium (mg/L) |
2.4 |
|
Silicon (mg/L) |
0.1 |
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Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data
Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 30 months sampled:
|
|
Minimum |
Average |
Maximum |
|
Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L) |
12 |
15 |
26 |
|
Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L) |
340 |
530 |
710 |
|
Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L) |
3.0 |
7.6 |
16.3 |
|
Long-term Secchi depth (ft) |
5.7 |
9.1 |
14.0 |
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-26-99 |
13 |
340 |
3.0 |
14.0 |
|
Feb-26-99 |
13 |
420 |
5.0 |
10.0 |
|
Mar-26-99 |
14 |
530 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
|
Apr-26-99 |
15 |
580 |
8.3 |
6.2 |
|
May-26-99 |
13 |
560 |
8.7 |
5.7 |
|
Jun-28-99 |
12 |
560 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
|
Aug-19-99 |
12 |
710 |
10.0 |
7.5 |
|
Sep-28-99 |
13 |
510 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
|
Oct-27-99 |
13 |
460 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
|
Nov-29-99 |
15 |
640 |
7.0 |
8.9 |
|
Dec-27-99 |
13 |
600 |
5.3 |
11.0 |
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1999 Average |
13 |
540 |
6.6 |
9.0 |