Wood (Hillsborough County)

Florida LAKEWATCH Water Chemistry Summary

Location: Latitude 28°9'14", Longitude 82°34'40"

Period of record: 8 sampling dates; May 15, 1992 to November 25, 1996

Surface area (Shafer et al. 1986): 18 acres / 7 hectacres

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.

Long-term Florida LAKEWATCH Data

Numbers reported below are the minimum, average, and maximum value for the 8 months sampled:

 

Minimum

Average

Maximum

Long-term total phosphorus concentrations (µg/L)

7

8

10

Long-term total nitrogen concentrations (µg/L)

270

350

490

Long-term total chlorophyll concentrations (µg/L)

1.0

2.5

4.3

Long-term Secchi depth (ft)

11.0

13.0

15.5

Florida LAKEWATCH data were not collected in 1999.

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