Cayuga Lake Synoptic Monitoring Event on September 20, 2009, under Base Flow conditions
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 | Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | not certifiable | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.2 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Chlorophyll | 5.3 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 60.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Specific Conductance | 355.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 93.6 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 124.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 42.4 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 2.25 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 3.0 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 12.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.78 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.53 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) | Dissolved Oxygen | 9.8 mg/L | not certifiable | Field |
| Temperature | 8.0 C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 358.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 95.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 141.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 42.9 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 0.48 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 8.0 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 9.9 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.28 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.27 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 0.9 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 300.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | estimate; not certifiable | Lab | |
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) | E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab |
| Total Coliform | 60.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 377.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 96.9 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 126.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 41.8 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 1.73 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.2 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 19.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.73 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.63 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 4.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.4 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | not certifiable | Lab | |
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) | Temperature | 6.0 C | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 378.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 97.4 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 127.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 42.3 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 0.84 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 11.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 11.8 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.17 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.25 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 0.5 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 370.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | estimate; not certifiable | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 11.0 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf | Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 366.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 90.9 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 123.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 41.4 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 3.04 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 21.0 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.78 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.35 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 3.3 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 440.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.4 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | not certifiable | Lab | |
| Lake Source Cooling Outfall | Temperature | 20.0 C | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 362.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 94.1 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 117.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 43.4 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 2.0 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 28.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 28.7 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.78 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.38 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 3.3 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 820.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | not certifiable | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.8 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Ithaca Sewage Outfall | Dissolved Oxygen | 8.4 mg/L | not certifiable | Field |
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 404.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 105.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 138.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 47.8 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 1.49 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 4.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 18.6 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.94 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 3.3 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 1520.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | estimate; not certifiable | Lab | |
| Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) | Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 361.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 88.9 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 125.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 40.4 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 2.35 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 3.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 20.5 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.79 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.42 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 4.6 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 140.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.2 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | not certifiable | Lab | |
| Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall | Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 373.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 104.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Hardness, Total | 125.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 44.2 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 3.32 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 8.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 34.5 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.36 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.66 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 2.8 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 0.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 1600.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.8 mg/L | not certifiable | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | estimate; not certifiable | Lab |