Notes: Event Time = Time of sampling (Eastern Time) at stream mouth (Taughannock Falls)
Taughannock Creek 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 Units Remarks Location
Culver Road
(TGC)
Turbidity 1.68 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.1 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 3950.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 415.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 19.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 0.63 mg/L non-detect Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.799 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.277 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 211.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 15.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 173.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Mecklenburg
(TGM)
Turbidity 3.13 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 3630.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 451.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 12.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 0.63 mg/L non-detect Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.49 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 204.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 24.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 182.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Waterburg Road
(TGW)
Turbidity 3.04 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 880.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 13.0 C Field
Sulfate 20.0 mg/L Lab
Strontium 0.11 mg/L Lab
Specific Conductance 486.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 1.25 mg/L Lab
Solids, Total Dissolved 290.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.38 mg/L Lab
MBAS (surfactants) 0.02 mg/L non-detect Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.203 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 220.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Gross Beta Radioactivity 2.25 pCi/L Lab
Gross Alpha Radioactivity 0.58 pCi/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 27.4 mg/L Lab
Chemical Oxygen Demand 10.0 mg/L non-detect Lab
Barium 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Alkalinity 185.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Bolter Creek
(TGBCP)
Turbidity 2.64 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 3870.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 13.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 554.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.474 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 265.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 34.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 173.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Podunk Road
(TGP)
Turbidity 4.36 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 2810.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 13.0 C Field
Sulfate 20.0 mg/L Lab
Strontium 0.11 mg/L Lab
Specific Conductance 472.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.25 mg/L Lab
Solids, Total Dissolved 260.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.361 mg/L Lab
MBAS (surfactants) 0.044 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.396 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 210.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Gross Beta Radioactivity 2.68 pCi/L Lab
Gross Alpha Radioactivity 0.22 pCi/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 29.5 mg/L Lab
Chemical Oxygen Demand 10.0 mg/L non-detect Lab
Barium 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Alkalinity 194.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Halseyville Road
(TGH)
Turbidity 1.75 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 6.54 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 13.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 499.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 0.63 mg/L non-detect Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.274 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 222.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 30.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 198.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Taughannock Falls
(TGF)
Turbidity 1.02 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 5.66 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1860.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 13.0 C Field
Sulfate 20.2 mg/L Lab
Strontium 0.12 mg/L Lab
Specific Conductance 497.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 0.63 mg/L non-detect Lab
Solids, Total Dissolved 290.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.174 mg/L Lab
MBAS (surfactants) 0.02 mg/L non-detect Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.1 mg/L non-detect, Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 215.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Gross Beta Radioactivity 3.03 pCi/L Lab
Gross Alpha Radioactivity 0.58 pCi/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 35.0 mg/L Lab
Chemical Oxygen Demand 10.0 mg/L non-detect Lab
Barium 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Alkalinity 185.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab