Synoptic Monitoring Event on August 14, 2022
for Cayuga Lake under Base Flow conditions
Notes:
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 Lake North of Myers Point (H) (CLMSC-2 Deep) |
Turbidity | 0.7 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 6.5 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 6.3 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 469.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 3.14 | ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.11 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 10.0 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 0.27 | ug/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Chloride | 53.9 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Lake Source Cooling Outfall (LSC) |
Turbidity | 2.3 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 20.4 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 24.1 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 450.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.98 | ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.84 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.25 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 9.3 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 7.4 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 58.0 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) (CLMSC-3 Deep) |
Turbidity | 0.5 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 12.6 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 5.8 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 473.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 4.39 | ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.08 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.18 | mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.25 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 9.3 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 0.27 | ug/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Chloride | 52.4 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) (CLMSC-2 Shallow) |
Turbidity | 1.4 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 16.3 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 24.0 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 441.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.27 | ug/L | Estimate, Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.64 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.9 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 5.8 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 53.9 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf (Shelf Control) |
Turbidity | 1.9 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 13.7 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 25.0 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 441.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.27 | ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.07 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.18 | mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.7 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 5.7 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 53.8 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Ithaca Sewage Outfall (IASTP) |
Turbidity | 7.4 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 47.6 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 23.0 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 566.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 11.4 | ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 2.29 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 2.04 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 30.0 | Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.2 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 16.4 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 78.4 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall (CHSTP) |
Turbidity | 9.1 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 40.3 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 23.4 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 470.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.27 | ug/L | Estimate, Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.79 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.25 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.4 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 18.2 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 59.0 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) (CLMSC-3 Shallow) |
Turbidity | 1.8 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 16.8 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 24.0 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 443.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 0.57 | ug/L | non-detect, Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.65 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.18 | mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.2 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 5.4 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 53.9 | mg/L | Lab | ||
|
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek (CLMSC-1) |
Turbidity | 1.5 | NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 13.1 | ug/L | Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Temperature | 23.8 | C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 438.0 | uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.27 | ug/L | Estimate, Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.63 | mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 | Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 | Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.0 | mg/L | Not certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 4.8 | ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 54.6 | mg/L | Lab |