Wilson (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°8'50", Longitude 82°29'13"

Period of record: 37 sampling dates; February 21, 1993 to December 4, 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 37 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

8

17

32

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

620

810

1160

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

4.0

10.6

23.7

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

4.0

7.2

10.7

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-28-99

23

960

4.7

7.2

Mar-27-99

23

850

6.3

8.2

May-03-99

20

800

6.3

6.8

Jun-18-99

20

740

12.7

7.0

Jul-17-99

19

790

10.3

7.0

Aug-16-99

18

620

6.7

7.5

Sep-27-99

16

720

18.3

7.0

Oct-30-99

18

770

14.3

5.7

Dec-04-99

18

790

9.7

6.3

 

 

 

 

 

1999 Average

19

780

9.9

7.0

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