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
JUL-SEP 2023	849 ug/l		151 ug/l	0.06 mg/l	23	40
APR-JUN 2023	816 ug/l		184 ug/l	0.06 mg/l	37	73
JAN-MAR 2023	839 ug/l		110 ug/l	0.04 mg/l	43	79
OCT-DEC 2022	1,002 ug/l		103 ug/l	0.04 mg/l	46	91
JUL-SEP 2022	979 ug/l		106 ug/l	0.06 mg/l	47	97
APR-JUN 2022	783 ug/l		105 ug/l	0.05 mg/l	45	83
JAN-MAR 2022	838 ug/l		88 ug/l	0.13 mg/l	47	84
OCT-DEC 2021	866 ug/l		132 ug/l	0.05 mg/l	48	98
JUL-SEP 2021	945 ug/l		132 ug/l	0.06 mg/l	52	105
APR-JUN 2021	812 ug/l		168 ug/l	0.05 mg/l	49	97
JAN-MAR 2021	819 ug/l		119 ug/l	0.04 mg/l	50	91
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, Legacy Pinellas Water Quality Data, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, PINELLAS Water Quality Data, Biological Research Associates , FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management, 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, Hillsborough County Environmental Services Division, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida LAKEWATCH, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management, Southwest Florida Water Management District, 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
JUL-SEP 2023	717 ug/l		19 ug/l		3	3
APR-JUN 2023	762 ug/l		31 ug/l		27	27
JAN-MAR 2023	706 ug/l		20 ug/l		87	194
OCT-DEC 2022	723 ug/l		23 ug/l		84	141
JUL-SEP 2022	725 ug/l		23 ug/l		95	179
APR-JUN 2022	779 ug/l		27 ug/l		107	202
JAN-MAR 2022	766 ug/l		27 ug/l		79	90
OCT-DEC 2021	758 ug/l		30 ug/l		59	73
JUL-SEP 2021	833 ug/l		31 ug/l		94	134
APR-JUN 2021	857 ug/l		28 ug/l		82	126
JAN-MAR 2021	752 ug/l		32 ug/l		83	108
Five Year Seasonal Graph	Graph		Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples	Graph		Graph

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

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
Brooker 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
Brushy 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
Double Branch 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
Henry Street Canal	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
Rocky 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
Sweetwater 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
Lake Magdalene Outlet	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
Channel G	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
Alligator 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
Lake Tarpon Outfall Canal	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
Longbranch 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

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