Cayuga Lake Monitoring Event Graph

This bar graph reports the raw data for each location that was sampled as part of the monitoring event conducted on this date. To view results for individual water quality indicators, click-off other indicators in the legend at the bottom of the graph.

Event Results

Scroll down to view the event results for each monitoring location.

Location Analyte Value Remarks Location
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek Temperature 21.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 401.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 99.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 44.6 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.12 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.03 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.8 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.821 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.5 m Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) Temperature 18.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 402.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 143.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 45.4 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.56 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.94 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.817 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.75 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 130.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) Temperature 3.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 403.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 104.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 136.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 45.6 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 0.92 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.033 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 11.2 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.75 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 30.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Temperature 20.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 401.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 143.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 46.1 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.15 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.33 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.773 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.5 m Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 180.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Temperature 8.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 406.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 104.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 147.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 45.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.32 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.2 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.957 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.5 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Temperature 20.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 402.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 99.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 147.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 44.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.06 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.52 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.806 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 210.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 402.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 98.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 140.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 45.6 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.03 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.18 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.784 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.25 m Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 130.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Temperature 18.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 46.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.1 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.06 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 27.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.942 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 90.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Specific Conductance 403.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 98.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 46.1 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.16 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.33 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.8 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.791 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 220.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab