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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
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 1.4 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 22.9 ug/L Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 435.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.5 m Field
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 5.01 ug/L Lab
Chloride 50.3 mg/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 0.45 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.4 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 439.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 2.53 ug/L Lab
Chloride 48.6 mg/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 0.3 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 440.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 5.5 m Field
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 1.21 ug/L Lab
Chloride 49.6 mg/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 0.85 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 14.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 422.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.565 ug/L non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 6.41 ug/L Lab
Chloride 49.6 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 1.2 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.0 ug/L Lab
Specific Conductance 423.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.565 ug/L non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 5.5 ug/L Lab
Chloride 49.3 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.2 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.9 ug/L Lab
Temperature 18.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 419.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.32 ug/L estimate; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 2.75 m Field
E. Coli 2.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 5.61 ug/L Lab
Chloride 49.6 mg/L Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall
(IASTP)
Turbidity 0.65 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 423.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
E. Coli 6.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 1.82 ug/L Lab
Chloride 49.7 mg/L Lab