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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
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 21.5 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 5350.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 25.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 354.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 7.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.66 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.48 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 129.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 1.8 ug/L Lab
Chloride 36.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.3 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 1.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 24.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 960.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 25.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 382.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.84 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.59 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 139.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 2.1 ug/L Lab
Chloride 39.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 94.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 1.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.8 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 220.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 390.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.97 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.31 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 135.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 0.4 ug/L Lab
Chloride 39.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.5 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.5 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 540.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 26.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 376.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 7.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.77 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.52 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 133.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.0 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 6.0 ug/L Lab
Chloride 39.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 100.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 4.8 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 386.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.99 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.26 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 150.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 3.5 ug/L Lab
Chloride 41.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 94.4 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 7000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 25.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 378.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.76 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.46 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 134.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 6.8 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 4.1 ug/L Lab
Chloride 38.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 100.0 mg CaCO3/L for all samples Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 2.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.9 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 7000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 27.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 386.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.8 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.47 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) lab values too Field
Hardness, Total 155.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 3.8 ug/L Lab
Chloride 40.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 110.0 mg CaCO3/L small volumes Lab