Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 21-3459-B3

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.85708, -76.71008
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 3: Harris Park to Frontenac Park
County Cayuga
Extent Widespread or Lake-wide: The HAB is as far as you can see, and seems to affect the entire waterbody, or most or all of the shoreline.

When

Bloom Reported August 24, 2021 03:00 PM
Bloom Sampled August 24, 2021 03:00 PM
Microscopic Examination August 27, 2021

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

[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.

Bloom Description

multiple properties along whole shore and further out in water. Dispersed and widespread. Bloom not tested for chlorophyll a or microcystin toxin.