Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 24-3495-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.874, -76.7044
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 3: Harris Park to 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 24, 2024 04:45 PM
Bloom Sampled August 24, 2024 05:10 PM
Microscopic Examination August 26, 2024

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 44.2 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 23.1 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

Volunteer reports: This is most significant on 21 properties in the middle of Grandview beach. I can see the HAB's in very mild form on both the south and north side of these properties. These were not at the shoreline but rather out ~15 feet from the shore.

Weather

Weather
Wind speed 0 mph - Calm, smoke rises vertically
Wind direction Southwest
Water Temp
Air Temp