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 North of Myers Point (H) Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.85 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 0.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.02 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.9 ug/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Specific Conductance 442.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 55.8 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 8.8 C Field
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) Secchi Depth 4.75 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.74 mg/L Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.7 ug/L Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.27 ug/L Estimate; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Turbidity 1.0 NTU Lab
Specific Conductance 416.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 53.1 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.0 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.14 mg/L non-detect Lab
Turbidity 0.7 NTU Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.08 mg/L Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 7.75 ug/L Lab
Chloride 56.9 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.9 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Specific Conductance 445.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.86 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Secchi Depth 3.75 m Field
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.8 mg/L Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.57 ug/L non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.4 ug/L Lab
Chloride 56.0 mg/L Lab
Specific Conductance 421.0 uS/cm Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Temperature 20.7 C Field
Turbidity 2.4 NTU Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.39 mg/L Estimate Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.79 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.4 ug/L Lab
Chloride 53.2 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 20.0 C Field
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.52 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Specific Conductance 430.0 uS/cm Lab
Turbidity 3.7 NTU Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Secchi Depth 1.5 m Field
Turbidity 5.3 NTU Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.27 mg/L Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.05 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 30.4 ug/L Lab
Chloride 61.5 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Temperature 20.1 C Field
Specific Conductance 467.0 uS/cm Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Secchi Depth 4.0 m Field
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.23 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.36 mg/L Estimate Lab
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.0 ug/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Specific Conductance 418.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 52.2 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.9 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.79 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek Secchi Depth 4.75 m Field
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.57 ug/L non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.3 ug/L Lab
Turbidity 1.6 NTU Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.76 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Specific Conductance 417.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 53.2 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.98 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Not certifiable Lab
Temperature 20.5 C Field
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.79 mg/L Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.6 ug/L Lab
Specific Conductance 431.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 56.1 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 30.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Turbidity 3.8 NTU Lab