Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event Information
Bloom Code 22-3476-B2
Where
Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.6701, -76.71141
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northwest 1: Sheldrake Point to Deans Cove
County Seneca
Extent Large Localized
When
Bloom Reported September 13, 2022
Bloom Sampled September 13, 2022
Microscopic Examination September 14, 2022
What
Bloom Genera [1]
Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis
Bloom Chemistry
Total Chlorophyll a 31.5 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 231.0 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
Map of HAB event
Bloom Description

across three properties along Wyers Point Road in Ovid, NY. Light wind/ lapping. Heavy rain earlier this morning. Bloom appears less dense than previously, striping in some parts, others green at surface. Does not appear to extend around Wyers Point, where the shore becomes north-facing, just in the cove