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
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Hardness, Total 140.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Temperature 21.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 405.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 110.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Chloride 46.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.92 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 3.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.8 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L min. estimate- precipitate did not fully dissolve Lab
Chlorophyll 11.9 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 350.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek Temperature 21.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 402.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 107.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 44.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.15 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.8 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L min. estimate- precipitate did not fully dissolve Lab
Chlorophyll 11.2 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 290.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) Temperature 21.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 407.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 102.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 46.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.9 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 3.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.78 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L min. estimate- precipitate did not fully dissolve Lab
Chlorophyll 12.6 ug/L Lab
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 330.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.82 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 13.6 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 400.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 22.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 139.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 47.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.87 NTU Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Temperature 25.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 403.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 140.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 45.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.37 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 19.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.83 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 14.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.5 m Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 280.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Temperature 25.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 410.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 148.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.2 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 4.0 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 30.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.01 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L min. estimate- precipitate did not fully dissolve Lab
Chlorophyll 48.5 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 410.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) Temperature 5.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 421.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 115.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 146.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.2 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.63 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 12.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.05 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.0 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 0.8 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Temperature 26.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 413.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 105.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 48.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 4.28 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.83 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 8.8 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.5 m Field
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 250.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Temperature 7.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 420.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 112.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 149.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 47.6 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.46 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 11.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.7 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.06 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 11.0 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 0.7 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab