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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
Ithaca Sewage Outfall
(IASTP)
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1920.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 21.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.29 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.88 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.26 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 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 11.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 43.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 1.44 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 140.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 21.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.49 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.5 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.01 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 144.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 11.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 45.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 103.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 1.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.3 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 22.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 7.62 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.5 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.87 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.28 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 11.0 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 0.97 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.5 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 21.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 414.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 4.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.95 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.3 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 104.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 0.27 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 1.96 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 413.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.53 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.1 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.24 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 5.0 mg/L non-detect Field
Chloride 44.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 107.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 7.59 ug/L Lab
Temperature 22.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 413.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.53 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 4.6 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.96 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.23 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 105.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 0.53 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 5.21 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 413.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.07 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.18 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 44.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 110.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 7.59 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 20.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.6 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.91 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 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 9.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 44.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 1.54 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Temperature 21.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 409.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.1 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.7 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.9 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.29 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 144.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 108.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab