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 17.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.9 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 2.4 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.3 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.3 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.82 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.36 mg/L Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 8.6 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.9 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf Temperature 23.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 2.5 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.7 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.78 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.42 mg/L Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.4 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 8.4 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.1 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Myers Park Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.8 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
Chlorophyll 4.3 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.9 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 360.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 17.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.8 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 2.1 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.2 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.8 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Cayuga Lake near Taughannock Park Temperature 22.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 3.7 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 3.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.9 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.78 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.44 mg/L Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 7.6 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 5.9 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 310.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Bolton Point Temperature 16.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.8 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 2.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.3 ug/L estimated; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.1 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.81 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.3 mg/L estimate Lab
Ammonia-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L non-detect Lab
Chlorophyll 4.8 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 170.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Cayuga Lake near Ithaca Yacht Club Temperature 22.0 C Field
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Field
Turbidity 3.3 NTU Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.4 ug/L Blank > 10% Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.81 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 7.0 mg/L Field
Chlorophyll 6.3 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.8 m Field
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Total Coliform 700.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab