Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 19-3470-B3
Where
Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.539, -76.5889
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 6: Camp Comstock to Taughannock Falls State Park
County Tompkins
Extent Small Localized (few properties)
When
Bloom Reported September 17, 2019 10:30 AM
Bloom Sampled September 17, 2019 11:00 AM
Microscopic Examination September 19, 2019
What
Bloom Chemistry
Total Chlorophyll a 4.55 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.15 ug/L
[2] Microcystin
Map
Bloom Description

Bloom located on a residential shoreline half a mile south of Taughannock State Park. Microscopy demonstrated no clear colonies of cyanobacteria but possible evidence of old and/or degraded cyanobacterial colonies.