Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 23-3495-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.874722, -76.705278
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 14, 2023 02:45 PM
Bloom Sampled August 14, 2023 03:03 PM
Microscopic Examination August 15, 2023

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 2024.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1288.0 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

out as far as 50 feet from multiple shorelines