The following data are summarized as seasonal average values for lake and river sampling locations located within the watershed. While these data are useful to serve as a general picture of watershed health, these data must be viewed with caution because these samples have been taken from ecologically different water resources.

Rivers:

Samples from most rivers located in this watershed are averaged as part of these data summaries.

Season	Total Nitrogen	Nitrate (NO3)	Total Phosphorus	Orthophosphate	Number of Sample Stations	Number of Samples
JAN-MAR 2025	1,171 ug/l	360.3 ug/l	171 ug/l	0.11 mg/l	19	40
OCT-DEC 2024	1,389 ug/l	567.3 ug/l	238 ug/l	0.17 mg/l	23	52
JUL-SEP 2024	949 ug/l	64.7 ug/l	309 ug/l	0.28 mg/l	23	44
APR-JUN 2024	954 ug/l		173 ug/l	0.07 mg/l	20	40
JAN-MAR 2024	886 ug/l		143 ug/l	0.05 mg/l	22	43
OCT-DEC 2023	934 ug/l		179 ug/l	0.09 mg/l	20	42
JUL-SEP 2023	1,017 ug/l	102.8 ug/l	225 ug/l	0.18 mg/l	32	65
APR-JUN 2023	892 ug/l	72.1 ug/l	212 ug/l	0.12 mg/l	33	89
JAN-MAR 2023	833 ug/l		185 ug/l	0.11 mg/l	22	44
Five Year Seasonal Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples	Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph

Source(s): Quarterly Routine Water Monitoring, EPC Monthly Routine Water Monitoring, Hillsborough County Lake Assessments, EPC Water Quality Data, EPC Water Quality data gathered from reports, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, Polk County Parks & Natural Resources Division, Biological Research Associates , FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, Tampa Bay Water, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida), Stream Waterwatch Water Quality Data, Volunteer , USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Pasco County Stormwater Management Division, Polk County Natural Resources Division, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Tampa Bay Water, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center

Lakes:

Samples from most lakes located in this watershed are averaged as part of these data summaries.

Season	Total Nitrogen	Nitrate (NO3)	Total Phosphorus	Orthophosphate	Number of Sample Stations	Number of Samples
JAN-MAR 2025	1,651 ug/l	10.0 ug/l	149 ug/l		5	5
OCT-DEC 2024	1,769 ug/l	10.0 ug/l	191 ug/l		5	6
JUL-SEP 2024	1,259 ug/l	11.5 ug/l	93 ug/l		8	8
APR-JUN 2024	1,023 ug/l		48 ug/l		8	14
JAN-MAR 2024	1,311 ug/l		74 ug/l		9	15
OCT-DEC 2023	1,168 ug/l		54 ug/l		8	15
JUL-SEP 2023	981 ug/l		42 ug/l		9	16
APR-JUN 2023	1,233 ug/l		81 ug/l		5	5
JAN-MAR 2023	916 ug/l		50 ug/l		8	15
Five Year Seasonal Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples	Graph	Graph	Graph	Graph

Source(s): Water quality data collected by the City of Lakeland, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, Polk County Parks & Natural Resources Division, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida), SWFWMD Water Quality Monitoring Program Data, USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Florida LAKEWATCH, Polk County Natural Resources Division, Southwest Florida Water Management District, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center, City of Lakeland

• Water Quality Sampling Locations - View a map showing the point locations of water quality monitoring stations which collect data being presented on the Water Atlas.

Southwest Florida Water Management District calculates the Aquifer Resource Indicator (ARI) for their three groundwater regions each month. The ARI was created to provide the public with a gauge of groundwater levels in their area, so they can develop an understanding of the severity and cycles of drought and recovery. The three regions include: North (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, and Sumter counties), Central (Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties), and South (Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, and Sarasota counties). Learn More about the Aquifer Resource Indicator >>

To determine the ARI for a region, each well is compared weekly to its respective low-normal value and the difference is calculated. The weekly differences are reduced to a monthly value for all monitoring wells within a region, and the resulting ARI value represents how far water levels in the aquifer must rise or fall to reach their respective low-normal values.

Source: SWFWMD Hydrologic Data Section Data

River	Flows Whole River Range	Flows Data by Segment	Levels Whole River Range	Levels Data By Segment
Blackwater Creek	In the past 30 days Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.	Flows Data Table and Graph	In the past 30 days Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph
Flint Creek	In the past 30 days NO DATA Recent river flow data is unavailable.	No data table or graph available	In the past 30 days Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph
Hillsborough River	In the past 30 days Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.	Flows Data Table and Graph	In the past 30 days Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph
Trout Creek	In the past 30 days Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.	Flows Data Table and Graph	In the past 30 days Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph
Cypress Creek	In the past 30 days Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.	Flows Data Table and Graph	In the past 30 days Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph
Fox Branch	In the past 30 days Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.	Flows Data Table and Graph	In the past 30 days Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.	Levels Data Table and Graph

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