Cayuga Lake Synoptic Monitoring Event on August 28, 2014, under Base Flow conditions
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 | Specific Conductance | 418.0 uS/cm | Lab | |
| Hardness, Total | 130.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 49.3 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 1.52 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.69 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 13.1 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.665 mg/L | Lab | ||
| E. Coli | 2.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 100.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E) | Dissolved Oxygen | 8.1 mg/L | Field | |
| Temperature | 18.0 C | Field | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Alkalinity | 87.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H) | Temperature | 8.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 434.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 115.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 142.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 49.5 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 1.29 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 6.87 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 10.6 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 1.042 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 11.3 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 2.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 475.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E) | Temperature | 18.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 420.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 120.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 139.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Sulfate | 31.4 mg/L | Method no longer certified. Certified method showed negative matrix interference. | Lab | |
| Chloride | 46.1 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 1.65 NTU | Lab | ||
| Solids, Total Dissolved | 250.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 2.24 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 13.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.719 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.614 mg/L | Certification pending for replacement method | Lab | |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | 10.0 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.7 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 2.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 35.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Barium | 0.05 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Strontium | 0.186 mg/L | Lab | ||
| MBAS (surfactants) | 0.02 mg/L | non-detect; Re-certification pending | Lab | |
| Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf | Dissolved Oxygen | 9.5 mg/L | Field | |
| E. Coli | 2.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 1000.0 Colonies/100 ml | TNTC - min. estimate | Lab | |
| Barium | 0.05 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Strontium | 0.18 mg/L | Lab | ||
| MBAS (surfactants) | 0.02 mg/L | non-detect; Re-certification pending | Lab | |
| Temperature | 22.0 C | Field | ||
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 419.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 112.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 133.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Sulfate | 29.7 mg/L | Method no longer certified. Certified method showed negative matrix interference. | Lab | |
| Chloride | 47.5 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 2.56 NTU | Lab | ||
| Solids, Total Dissolved | 253.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 3.73 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 16.6 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.651 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.475 mg/L | Certification pending for replacement method | Lab | |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | 10.0 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Lake Source Cooling Outfall | Temperature | 20.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 431.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 82.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 150.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 47.9 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 3.03 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 5.37 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 20.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.748 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 8.6 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 15.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Total Coliform | 1000.0 Colonies/100 ml | TNTC - min. estimate | Lab | |
| Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall | Temperature | 19.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 422.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 100.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 140.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 45.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 11.64 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 5.97 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 34.5 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.605 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 9.5 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 20.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Total Coliform | 1000.0 Colonies/100 ml | TNTC - min. estimate | Lab | |
| Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H) | Temperature | 8.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 438.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 104.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 150.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Sulfate | 31.3 mg/L | Method no longer certified. Certified method showed negative matrix interference. | Lab | |
| Chloride | 47.8 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 0.82 NTU | Lab | ||
| Solids, Total Dissolved | 250.0 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 5.15 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 5.4 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.96 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) | 0.218 mg/L | Certification pending for replacement method | Lab | |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | 10.0 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Dissolved Oxygen | 11.2 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 2.5 Colonies/100 ml | non-detect | Lab | |
| Total Coliform | 115.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Barium | 0.05 mg/L | non-detect | Lab | |
| Strontium | 0.185 mg/L | Lab | ||
| MBAS (surfactants) | 0.02 mg/L | non-detect; Re-certification pending | Lab | |
| Ithaca Sewage Outfall | Temperature | 20.0 C | Field | |
| Hydrogen Ion (pH) | 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) | Not Certifiable | Field | |
| Specific Conductance | 416.0 uS/cm | Lab | ||
| Alkalinity | 83.0 mg CaCO3/L | Field | ||
| Hardness, Total | 140.0 mg CaCO3/L | Lab | ||
| Chloride | 47.7 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Turbidity | 3.56 NTU | Lab | ||
| Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) | 4.63 ug/L | Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration | Lab | |
| Total Phosphorus (as P) | 18.1 ug/L | Lab | ||
| Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) | 0.691 mg/L | Lab | ||
| Dissolved Oxygen | 9.7 mg/L | Field | ||
| E. Coli | 10.0 Colonies/100 ml | Lab | ||
| Total Coliform | 1000.0 Colonies/100 ml | TNTC - min. estimate | Lab |