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
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek Temperature 19.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 470.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 94.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 125.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 51.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.7 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.59 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.8 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) Temperature 28.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 487.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 95.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 120.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 52.7 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.5 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.2 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.65 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) Temperature 6.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 487.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 64.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 110.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 51.9 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 15.4 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.7 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.74 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.6 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) Temperature 15.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 477.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 90.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 137.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 49.9 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.5 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 5.8 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.0 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.68 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) Temperature 5.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 480.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 94.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 144.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 50.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.0 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 15.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 23.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.83 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.7 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Temperature 18.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 480.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 72.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 123.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 53.1 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 1.8 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.4 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.69 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.5 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall Temperature 13.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 479.0 uS/cm Lab
Alkalinity 70.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Hardness, Total 117.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
Chloride 51.9 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 2.6 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.6 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.55 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall Temperature 18.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 479.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 43.3 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 6.2 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 30.3 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.64 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.1 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Ithaca Sewage Outfall Temperature 18.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not certifiable Field
Specific Conductance 490.0 uS/cm Lab
Chloride 50.8 mg/L Lab
Turbidity 3.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 21.9 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.71 mg/L Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.3 mg/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab