Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 21-3402-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.90414, -76.72492
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 3: Harris Park to Frontenac Park
County Cayuga
Extent Large Localized: The HAB is in a small area, but affects many properties, along a large segment of the shoreline, or in a specific region of the waterbody.

When

Bloom Reported August 20, 2021 09:30 AM
Bloom Sampled August 20, 2021 10:05 AM
Microscopic Examination August 20, 2021

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 669.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 159.0 ug/L
[1] Genera - plural of genus, a category of classification in biology that ranks between the family level and the species level. Because there are many different species of bacteria that are difficult to distinguish, it is more useful to classify bacteria by genus rather than species.
[2] Microcystin