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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 Units Remarks Location
Ithaca Sewage Outfall
(IASTP)
Turbidity 4.75 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 32.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1520.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 381.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 1.75 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.908 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.71 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.8 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 135.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.9 mg/L Field
Chloride 41.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 108.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 2.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 31.6 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 18500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 347.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.7 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.716 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.44 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.9 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 126.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L Field
Chloride 42.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 91.4 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 1.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 4930.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 355.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.5 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.25 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.746 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.8 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 130.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.0 mg/L Field
Chloride 44.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 90.7 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 1.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.9 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 260.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 22.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 367.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.795 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.48 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 137.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.7 mg/L Field
Chloride 42.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.4 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 0.5 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 385.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.16 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.25 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.4 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L Field
Chloride 43.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 2.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 350.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.9 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.802 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.37 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 137.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.0 mg/L Field
Chloride 43.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 100.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 0.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 357.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.13 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.19 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.3 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L Field
Chloride 42.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 102.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 2.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1680.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 355.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.9 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.5 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.801 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.38 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L Field
Chloride 43.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 96.8 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 3.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.5 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 381.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.4 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.2 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.842 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.48 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L Field
Chloride 44.64 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab