Notes: Event Time = Time of sampling (Eastern Time) at stream mouth (Taughannock Falls)
Taughannock Creek 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
Bolter Creek
(TGBCP)
Turbidity 70.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 52.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 200.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.91 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 63.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.0 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 87.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 11.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 71.5 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Mecklenburg
(TGM)
Turbidity 16.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 52.1 ug/L Lab
Specific Conductance 266.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 30.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 10.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 3.04 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.48 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.98 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 117.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 15.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 82.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Taughannock Falls
(TGF)
Turbidity 90.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 147.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 5.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 224.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 93.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.61 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.49 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.08 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 92.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 15.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 66.7 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Halseyville Road
(TGH)
Turbidity 85.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 98.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 4.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 211.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.47 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 97.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.56 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.94 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 87.5 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 400.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 13.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 67.2 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Taughannock Creek Headwaters
(TCHW)
Turbidity 5.4 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 45.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 3.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 480.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 18.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 5.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.51 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.58 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 163.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 62.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Spring Brook
(TGSB)
Turbidity 90.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 66.9 ug/L Lab
Specific Conductance 167.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 20.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 92.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.18 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.02 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 76.9 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 8.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 57.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Culver Road
(TGC)
Turbidity 15.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 38.1 ug/L Lab
Specific Conductance 264.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 28.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 9.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 2.84 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.93 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 123.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 400.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 12.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 84.4 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Waterburg Road
(TGW)
Turbidity 60.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 66.9 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 222.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 7.53 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 47.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.93 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.89 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 92.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 14.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 72.2 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Podunk Road
(TGP)
Turbidity 65.0 NTU Field blank failed, results may be biased high Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 84.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 5.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 227.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.41 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 67.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.89 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.04 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 92.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 14.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 72.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab