Notes: This event is classified as base flow based on the time samples were collected, volunteer observations of water conditions, and location in the watershed. We had rainfall for the first time after being under drought-like conditions (~0.5" of rainfall depending on location), but all volunteers in this group sampled before 11 AM, before rainfall was able to elevate flows. Note that the flow gage reached its peak around 4:30 PM, well after most samples were collected. Some sites may show elevated levels for certain analytes due to runoff from the rain the night before. Cascadilla Creek Headwaters (CCHW)- Rained for the first time in a long time!; Enfield Creek near Mouth (ECM)- taken under Rt 13 bridge, no path @ original site
Cayuga Inlet 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
Downstream of Cornell University Borehole Observatory (CUBO) Site
(DCUBO)
Turbidity 8.3 NTU Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 477.0 uS/cm
Solids, Total Suspended 6.0 mg/L Lab
Chloride 63.8 mg/L Lab
Upstream of Cornell University Borehole Observatory (CUBO) Site
(UCUBO)
Turbidity 11.0 NTU Lab
Temperature 3.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 415.0 uS/cm Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 7.6 mg/L Lab
Chloride 45.1 mg/L Lab
Buttermilk Creek Mouth
(BCM)
Turbidity 32.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 48.7 ug/L Lab
Temperature 5.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 374.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 12.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 37.4 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.07 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.38 mg/L Estimate Lab
E. Coli 550.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 44.8 mg/L Lab
Flood Control Channel at Wegman's
(FCCW)
Turbidity 18.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 68.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 8.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 893.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 4.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.16 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.94 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 250.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 166.0 mg/L Lab
Buttermilk Creek - Jennings Pond
(BCJP)
Turbidity 3.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 29.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 250.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 7.67 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.005 mg/L non-detect Lab
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 17.1 mg/L Lab
Buttermilk Creek (upstream)
(CIBC)
Turbidity 3.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.6 ug/L SRP > TP - acceptable Lab
Temperature 5.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 502.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 11.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 4.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.005 mg/L non-detect Lab
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 39.0 mg/L Lab
Cascadilla Creek Headwaters
(CCHW)
Turbidity 13.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 34.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 391.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 9.6 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.02 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 2050.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 38.8 mg/L Lab
Farmers' Market
(CIFM)
Turbidity 6.8 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 27.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 526.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 4.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.03 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 53.0 mg/L Lab
Cherry and Taber St
(CICT)
Turbidity 21.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.7 ug/L Lab
Temperature 8.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 478.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 14.4 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.1 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.14 mg/L non-detect Lab
E. Coli 350.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 40.4 mg/L Lab
Cass Park
(CICP)
Turbidity 8.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 21.7 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 519.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.33 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 6.8 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.1 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Estimate Lab
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 55.3 mg/L Lab
Flood Control Channel Esty St
(FCCE)
Turbidity 5.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 40.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 501.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 16.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 4.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.04 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 900.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 59.2 mg/L Lab
Lickbrook at W. Jersey Hill
(LBWJ)
Turbidity 38.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 152.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 165.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 69.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 22.4 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.09 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 6800.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 18.1 mg/L Lab
Cascadilla Creek Mouth
(CCM)
Turbidity 23.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 182.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 7.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 481.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 163.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 16.4 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.12 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.55 mg/L Estimate Lab
E. Coli 10000.0 Colonies/100 ml TNTC - min. estimate Lab
Chloride 81.3 mg/L Lab
Route 89
(CI89)
Turbidity 7.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 528.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.86 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 4.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.02 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 48.7 mg/L Lab
Enfield Creek at Enfield Center
(ECEC)
Turbidity 75.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 151.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 317.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 88.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 71.6 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.61 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 7750.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 28.8 mg/L Lab
Enfield Creek near Mouth
(ECM)
Turbidity 6.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 6.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 456.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 8.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.02 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.14 mg/L non-detect Lab
E. Coli 1275.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 39.7 mg/L Lab
Enfield Creek at Upper Treman
(ECUT)
Turbidity 2.4 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 7.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 446.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.23 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 3.2 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.09 mg/L Lab
E. Coli 1300.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 40.7 mg/L Lab
Fishkill Creek @ Butternut Creek Rd.
(Fishkill-Down (FKD))
Temperature 6.0 C Field
E. Coli 1850.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Fishkill Creek @ Fishkill Rd.
(Fishkill-Up (FKU))
Temperature 6.0 C Field
E. Coli 5700.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab