Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 22-3474-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.84219, -76.697378
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 4: 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 25, 2022 04:10 PM
Bloom Sampled August 25, 2022 04:20 PM
Microscopic Examination August 31, 2022

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 5115.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1513.0 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

Bloom Description

surrounding public boat launch - Frontenac Park, shore and stream. A man coming in on a boat said there were huge areas out on the open water, of very obvious blooms. Another said they had been getting worse for the past 3 days