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