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What is a Monitoring Set?

A monitoring set is a set of fixed locations along a stream or points in a lake. Sites are chosen by the volunteer group that samples them based on land uses that affect water quality. The number of locations depends on the number of potential land use impacts, the size of the watershed, the size of the volunteer group, and funding.

What is a Monitoring Location?

A location in a monitoring set may be "synoptic," "red flag," "biological" or "investigative." Locations are sampled by volunteers working in groups and teams. Samples from synoptic monitoring locations are analyzed in CSI's certified lab for such indicators as nutrients, sediment, bacteria, chloride (salt) and minerals." Samples from "red flag" locations are analyzed by volunteers in the field for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity and total hardness." Insects collected from "biological" monitoring locations are analyzed in the CSI lab by volunteers, with technical support from CSI staff as needed. "Investigative" locations are sampled only when seeking to identify the sources of pollutants.

What is a Monitoring Event?

A monitoring event is a date on which a volunteer group collects samples from one type of locations in their monitoring set. A monitoring event is "synoptic" if synoptic locations are sampled, "red flag" if red flag locations are sampled and "biological" if biological locations are sampled. A monitoring event can also include "investigative" locations. A "synoptic" or "red flag" monitoring event is considered "partial" if less than 90% of either location type is sampled.

Cayuga Lake Watershed

Cayuga Lake Watershed Monitoring Region - Volunteer Monitoring Locations

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Monitoring Sets and Events - Cayuga Lake Watershed Monitoring Region

Name Locations Events Latest Event
Virgil Creek 9 74 June 26, 2018
Fall Creek 22 87 June 26, 2018
Taughannock Creek 14 50 August 14, 2018
Trumansburg Creek 12 67 August 14, 2018
Six Mile Creek 22 84 July 25, 2018
Salmon Creek 24 46 August 21, 2018
Cayuga Lake East Shore 10 23 August 21, 2018
Cayuga Inlet 55 98 August 09, 2018
Cayuga Lake 31 86 August 17, 2018
Stewart Park 15 65 August 21, 2018
Direct Streams 17 18 July 26, 2018
Cayuga Lake West Shore 23 21 August 29, 2018
Canoga Creek 3 9 May 16, 2018
Burroughs Creek 4 8 May 16, 2018
Yawger Creek 5 7 July 25, 2018
Great Gully Creek 3 7 July 25, 2018
Milliken Creek 4 2 July 26, 2018