Cayuga Lake Monitoring Event Graph

This bar graph reports the raw data for each location that was sampled as part of the monitoring event conducted on this date. To view results for individual water quality indicators, click-off other indicators in the legend at the bottom of the graph.

Event Results

Scroll down to view the event results for each monitoring location.

Location Analyte Value Remarks Location
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Temperature 10.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 109.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 50.0 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.82 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.32 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.5 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 7.8 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 4.5 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 92.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 50.1 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.9 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.84 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.1 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 5.4 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.6 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Lake near Bolton Point Temperature 11.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 70.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 51.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 3.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.86 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.33 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.1 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 4.2 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Lake near Myers Park Temperature 11.5 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.8 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 86.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 49.9 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.1 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.6 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 9.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.86 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.37 mg/L Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.3 mg/L Lab
Chlorophyll 6.9 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 4.0 m Field
E. Coli 25.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Taughannock Park Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 47.6 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.2 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.2 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.82 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.27 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 6.5 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.2 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Lake near Ithaca Yacht Club Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Calcium Hardness 84.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Chloride 48.5 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.1 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.85 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.27 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 5.3 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.6 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab