Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event Information
Bloom Code 22-3467-B1
Where
Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.63773, -76.69184
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 10: Lively Run to Sheldrake Point
County Seneca
Extent Widespread
When
Bloom Reported July 19, 2022 10:55 AM
Bloom Sampled July 19, 2022 10:55 AM
Microscopic Examination July 20, 2022 12:00 AM
What
Bloom Genera [1]
Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry
Total Chlorophyll a 461.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.15 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
Map of HAB event
Bloom Description

Long stretches of the shoreline south of Sheldrake Point. We received numerous reports of a seemingly continuous bloom spanning from Sheldrake Point all the way down to Briggs Cottage

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