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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 73 March 27, 2018
Fall Creek 22 86 March 27, 2018
Taughannock Creek 14 48 December 05, 2017
Trumansburg Creek 12 65 December 05, 2017
Six Mile Creek 22 82 March 21, 2018
Salmon Creek 24 44 December 12, 2017
Cayuga Lake East Shore 10 21 December 12, 2017
Cayuga Inlet 55 93 April 05, 2018
Cayuga Lake 31 84 October 31, 2017
Stewart Park 15 63 October 10, 2017
Direct Streams 17 15 October 30, 2017
Cayuga Lake West Shore 19 18 October 25, 2017
Canoga Creek 3 8 March 27, 2018
Burroughs Creek 3 7 March 27, 2018
Yawger Creek 4 5 March 27, 2018
Great Gully Creek 2 5 March 27, 2018