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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 82 April 27, 2020
Fall Creek 23 96 April 27, 2020
Taughannock Creek 15 56 August 12, 2020
Trumansburg Creek 12 73 August 12, 2020
Six Mile Creek 22 92 July 08, 2020
Salmon Creek 24 52 August 05, 2020
Cayuga Lake East Shore 10 29 August 05, 2020
Cayuga Inlet 55 112 September 10, 2020
Cayuga Lake 33 93 August 16, 2020
Stewart Park 18 71 July 19, 2020
Direct Streams 17 24 July 13, 2020
Cayuga Lake West Shore 25 31 September 02, 2020
Canoga Creek 3 13 May 01, 2020
Burroughs Creek 5 12 May 01, 2020
Yawger Creek 6 13 August 05, 2020
Great Gully Creek 3 13 August 05, 2020
Milliken Creek 5 7 April 29, 2020
Cayuga-Seneca Canal 3 1 May 08, 2019
Cayuga Nature Center Creek 2 2 October 17, 2019
Johnsons Creek 4 3 July 24, 2020
Sheldrake Creek 4 2 August 06, 2020