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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 1.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 21.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 11.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 451.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 11.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.87 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.7 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 5.34 ug/L Lab
Chloride 58.4 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 2.6 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.7 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 450.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.02 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.75 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.97 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.0 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 6.38 ug/L Lab
Chloride 57.2 mg/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 0.85 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.8 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 427.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.23 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 5.5 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.71 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.32 mg/L Estimate Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.9 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 6.05 ug/L Lab
Chloride 54.5 mg/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 0.95 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.2 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 436.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.17 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.81 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 4.62 ug/L Lab
Chloride 54.0 mg/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 0.8 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.9 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 430.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.01 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.16 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 3.03 ug/L Lab
Chloride 51.7 mg/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 0.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.84 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 423.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 6.4 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.76 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.16 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.0 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 6.44 ug/L Lab
Chloride 53.8 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 0.6 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.69 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 433.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.0 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 3.19 ug/L Lab
Chloride 53.1 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 0.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.06 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 422.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.36 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 6.9 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.7 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 7.15 ug/L Lab
Chloride 53.9 mg/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 0.85 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.22 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 434.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.05 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 6.5 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.83 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L Not certifiable Field
Chlorophyll 7.88 ug/L Lab
Chloride 42.9 mg/L Lab