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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 81 March 16, 2020
Fall Creek 23 95 March 16, 2020
Taughannock Creek 15 54 October 17, 2019
Trumansburg Creek 12 71 October 17, 2019
Six Mile Creek 22 90 March 18, 2020
Salmon Creek 24 51 April 06, 2020
Cayuga Lake East Shore 10 28 April 06, 2020
Cayuga Inlet 55 110 April 02, 2020
Cayuga Lake 31 91 September 29, 2019
Stewart Park 18 70 October 31, 2019
Direct Streams 17 22 November 01, 2019
Cayuga Lake West Shore 25 27 September 25, 2019
Canoga Creek 3 12 February 06, 2019
Burroughs Creek 5 11 February 06, 2019
Yawger Creek 5 11 October 22, 2019
Great Gully Creek 3 11 October 22, 2019
Milliken Creek 5 6 October 22, 2019
Cayuga-Seneca Canal 3 1 May 08, 2019
Cayuga Nature Center Creek 2 2 October 17, 2019