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Hillsborough River Watershed

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Explore general as well as scientific information about the movement, chemistry and biology of area surface and ground water environments.

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Water Quality

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
OCT-DEC 2024 1,275 ug/l No Data Available 415 ug/l No Data Available 2 2
JUL-SEP 2024 895 ug/l 25.0 ug/l 337 ug/l 0.31 mg/l 14 30
APR-JUN 2024 944 ug/l No Data Available 182 ug/l 0.08 mg/l 11 27
JAN-MAR 2024 867 ug/l No Data Available 152 ug/l 0.06 mg/l 13 30
OCT-DEC 2023 909 ug/l No Data Available 178 ug/l 0.1 mg/l 16 34
JUL-SEP 2023 1,103 ug/l No Data Available 284 ug/l 0.2 mg/l 17 26
APR-JUN 2023 979 ug/l No Data Available 270 ug/l 0.16 mg/l 16 34
JAN-MAR 2023 825 ug/l No Data Available 192 ug/l 0.13 mg/l 18 36
OCT-DEC 2022 1,000 ug/l No Data Available 182 ug/l 0.22 mg/l 17 39
JUL-SEP 2022 1,071 ug/l No Data Available 214 ug/l 0.17 mg/l 17 34
APR-JUN 2022 873 ug/l No Data Available 163 ug/l 0.12 mg/l 18 38
JAN-MAR 2022 729 ug/l No Data Available 105 ug/l 0.09 mg/l 17 35
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available

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, 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, 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 2024 968 ug/l No Data Available 22 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
OCT-DEC 2023 837 ug/l No Data Available 25 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
JUL-SEP 2023 738 ug/l No Data Available 16 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
JAN-MAR 2023 508 ug/l No Data Available 14 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
OCT-DEC 2022 545 ug/l No Data Available 17 ug/l No Data Available 3 6
JUL-SEP 2022 709 ug/l No Data Available 21 ug/l No Data Available 3 8
APR-JUN 2022 777 ug/l No Data Available 25 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
JAN-MAR 2022 722 ug/l No Data Available 22 ug/l No Data Available 3 6
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available

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, Florida LAKEWATCH, Southwest Florida Water Management District

  • 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.
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Groundwater Quantity: Aquifer Resource Indicator

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.

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Source: SWFWMD Hydrologic Data Section Data


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    Stream Flow and Levels

    Stream level and flow data for the Hillsborough River Watershed. Learn More about Stream Flow »

    River Flows Whole River Range Flows Data by Segment Levels Whole River Range Levels Data By Segment
    Blackwater Creek In the past 30 days
    down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
    In the past 30 days
    up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
    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
    down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
    Hillsborough River In the past 30 days
    up Average river flow is faster than it has been historically.
    In the past 30 days
    up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
    Trout Creek In the past 30 days
    down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
    In the past 30 days
    down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
    Cypress Creek In the past 30 days
    down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
    In the past 30 days
    up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
    Fox Branch In the past 30 days
    down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
    In the past 30 days
    up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.

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