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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 78 June 25, 2019
Fall Creek 22 91 June 25, 2019
Taughannock Creek 15 52 May 29, 2019
Trumansburg Creek 12 69 May 29, 2019
Six Mile Creek 22 88 July 10, 2019
Salmon Creek 24 49 August 12, 2019
Cayuga Lake East Shore 10 26 August 12, 2019
Cayuga Inlet 55 103 June 15, 2019
Cayuga Lake 31 88 July 07, 2019
Stewart Park 15 67 July 07, 2019
Direct Streams 17 21 June 11, 2019
Cayuga Lake West Shore 25 26 August 07, 2019
Canoga Creek 3 12 February 06, 2019
Burroughs Creek 5 11 February 06, 2019
Yawger Creek 5 10 September 10, 2019
Great Gully Creek 3 10 September 10, 2019
Milliken Creek 5 4 May 21, 2019
Cayuga-Seneca Canal 3 1 May 08, 2019
Cayuga Nature Center Creek 2 1 May 29, 2019