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	1,762 ug/l		331 ug/l	0.3 mg/l	10	10
OCT-DEC 2024	1,974 ug/l		467 ug/l	0.38 mg/l	10	20
JUL-SEP 2024	976 ug/l		561 ug/l	0.45 mg/l	10	20
APR-JUN 2024	1,150 ug/l		417 ug/l	0.33 mg/l	9	19
JAN-MAR 2024	1,064 ug/l		372 ug/l	0.2 mg/l	10	19
OCT-DEC 2023	1,711 ug/l		338 ug/l	0.29 mg/l	8	16
JUL-SEP 2023	1,450 ug/l		474 ug/l	0.37 mg/l	10	15
APR-JUN 2023	866 ug/l		315 ug/l	0.27 mg/l	7	16
JAN-MAR 2023	1,137 ug/l		349 ug/l	0.31 mg/l	11	21
Five Year Seasonal Graph	Graph		Graph	Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples	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, Hillsborough County Environmental Management Division, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, Stream Waterwatch Water Quality Data, Volunteer , USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP - Watershed Assessment Section

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	1,839 ug/l		389 ug/l	0.35 mg/l	3	3
OCT-DEC 2024	1,394 ug/l		449 ug/l	0.41 mg/l	5	11
JUL-SEP 2024	1,646 ug/l		293 ug/l	0.26 mg/l	6	14
APR-JUN 2024	2,731 ug/l		246 ug/l	0.08 mg/l	5	12
JAN-MAR 2024	1,747 ug/l		192 ug/l	0.08 mg/l	9	16
OCT-DEC 2023	1,468 ug/l		158 ug/l	0.1 mg/l	10	26
JUL-SEP 2023	1,534 ug/l		204 ug/l	0.19 mg/l	10	21
APR-JUN 2023	2,095 ug/l		216 ug/l	0.14 mg/l	10	23
JAN-MAR 2023	1,625 ug/l		165 ug/l	0.1 mg/l	13	29
Five Year Seasonal Graph	Graph		Graph	Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples	Graph		Graph	Graph

Source(s): EPC Monthly Routine Water Monitoring, Hillsborough County Lake Assessments, EPC Water Quality Data, EPC Water Quality data gathered from reports, Hillsborough County Environmental Management Division, LAKEWATCH Supplemental Water Quality Sampling, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data (Ken Romie), SWFWMD Water Quality Monitoring Program Data, USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Hillsborough County Environmental Services Division, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida LAKEWATCH, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center

• 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
Baker 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
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

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