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) Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.3889 mg/L Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 420.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 90.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 107.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 47.1 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.89 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.5 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.8 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.753 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek Temperature 25.6 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 419.5 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 87.8 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 144.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.92 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.5 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.76 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.4115 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 180.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 418.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 88.1 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 132.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.63 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.6 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.793 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.4834 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 5.2 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 1.75 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 1170.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Temperature 23.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 426.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 92.1 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 154.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 50.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.71 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 27.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.982 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.5713 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 7800.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Temperature 23.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 466.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 91.8 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 157.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 59.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.86 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.8 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 17.5 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.16 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.7458 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 4.8 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 1.5 m Field
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Total Coliform 4200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Total Coliform 90.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 24.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 384.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 90.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 133.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 47.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.53 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.1 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.731 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.3403 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Temperature 10.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.9 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 444.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 152.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.5 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.14 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.8 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 3.1 ug/L estimated Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.23 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.2286 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Temperature 24.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 382.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 89.6 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 136.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 48.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 7.4 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.5 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.7 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.815 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.4804 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 3.2 mg/L Field
Secchi Depth 1.33 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 390.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) Temperature 12.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 444.0 uS/cm
Alkalinity 107.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Hardness, Total 158.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 46.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.35 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.9 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 2.4 ug/L estimated Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.13 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.2239 mg/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab