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