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 Total Nitrogen 0.71 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Temperature 24.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 455.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 55.7 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 35.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.9 ug/L non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 37.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.68 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Field
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.89 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Temperature 23.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 483.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 80.4 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Chloride 34.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 0.55 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.07 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L Field
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Temperature 23.6 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 447.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 74.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Chloride 34.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.1 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.56 mg/L
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.68 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Temperature 21.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 482.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 74.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Chloride 33.4 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 0.85 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.8 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.02 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.0 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 1.11 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Total Nitrogen 0.85 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Temperature 23.4 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 461.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 65.5 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 152.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 42.4 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.1 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 25.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.6 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Temperature 23.7 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 448.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 86.6 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 126.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 28.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.0 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 25.8 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.52 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.74 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Temperature 23.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 450.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 73.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 37.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 4.6 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 55.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.38 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.74 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Temperature 22.3 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.13 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 449.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 64.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 117.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 30.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 27.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.48 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.74 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) Temperature 24.1 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 452.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 62.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Chloride 34.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.6 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.7 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.4 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Nitrogen 0.82 mg/L Not certifiable Lab