Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 24-3451-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.840842, -76.735722
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northwest 4: Schuyler Creek to Canoga Creek
County Seneca
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 September 10, 2024 01:00 PM
Bloom Sampled September 10, 2024 01:00 PM
Microscopic Examination September 11, 2024

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 186.0 ug/L
Total Chlorophyll a 323.0 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

Volunteer reports: The bloom was limited surrounding a small barge that had come over from Hibiscus Harbor/Union Springs

Weather

Weather Rain within past three days
Wind speed 1-3 mph - Light air, direction of wind shown by smoke drift only
Wind direction West
Water Temp
Air Temp