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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 8.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 49.8 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 2520.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 371.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.06 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.75 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.87 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.95 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.2 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 36.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 111.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 40.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 100.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 7000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 389.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.25 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.89 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 6.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 39.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 117.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 2.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 33.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 5070.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 378.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.59 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.3 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.49 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.55 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.6 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 98.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.0 mg/L Field
Chloride 39.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 2.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 21.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 140.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 367.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.59 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.74 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.54 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.7 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 139.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 40.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 0.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 5.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 9.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 379.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.515 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.17 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.32 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 132.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 39.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 105.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 3.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.9 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 22.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 359.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.74 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.75 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.43 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 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 8.0 mg/L Field
Chloride 39.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 94.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.9 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 7.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 378.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.15 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.37 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 143.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L Field
Chloride 39.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 103.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 2.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.5 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 180.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 23.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 359.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.65 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.75 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.45 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 40.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 95.7 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 2.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 120.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 22.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 362.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.32 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.7 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.45 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 127.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Field
Chloride 41.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab