Cayuga Lake Synoptic Monitoring Event on September 10, 2023, 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 North of Myers Point (E) | E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab |
| Specific Conductance | 426.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab | |
| Chloride | 53.6 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Chlorophyll | 10.8 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.7 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 14.0 ug/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 | ||
| Turbidity | 1.4 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek | Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field |
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 0.57 ug/L | non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.8 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Chloride | 50.7 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 12.0 ug/L | |||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.78 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 8.2 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 1.3 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Specific Conductance | 425.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab | |
| Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) | Specific Conductance | 447.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Chloride | 52.1 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 3.06 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.17 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 0.825 ug/L | Estimate | Lab | |
| Temperature | 8.0 C | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.89 ug/L | Estimate; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.6 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 0.7 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) | Specific Conductance | 444.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.36 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 0.5 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Chloride | 53.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.14 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.1 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Temperature | 8.0 C | Field | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 6.5 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.4 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Chlorophyll | 0.55 ug/L | Estimate | Lab | |
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) | Chloride | 53.0 mg/L | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.75 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 14.9 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 7.21 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Temperature | 22.0 C | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 0.57 ug/L | non-detect; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Specific Conductance | 422.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab | |
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.32 mg/L | Estimate | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 2.2 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf | Specific Conductance | 422.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Chloride | 54.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 16.9 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.77 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 9.41 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 3.14 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.27 mg/L | Estimate | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 1.4 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall | Specific Conductance | 425.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 11.7 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 2.7 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Chloride | 53.3 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Temperature | 21.5 C | Field | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 19.8 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.6 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.68 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 8.97 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Lake Source Cooling Outfall | Chloride | 54.5 mg/L | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 7.7 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.88 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 6.6 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 17.3 ug/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 1.89 ug/L | Estimate; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Specific Conductance | 429.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab | |
| Turbidity | 1.4 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Ithaca Sewage Outfall | Specific Conductance | 530.0 uS/cm | Field blank failed, results may be biased high | Lab |
| Chloride | 70.6 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 245.0 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Chlorophyll | 3.25 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 4.16 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 6.6 mg/L | Not Certifiable | Lab | |
| E. Coli | 5.0 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 225.0 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.2 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Temperature | 21.0 C | Field | ||
| Turbidity | 5.8 NTU | Field blank failed, results may be biased high; Field duplicates failed, results may not be representative of sampling location. | Lab |