Notes:
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 Units Remarks Location
Ithaca Sewage Outfall
(IASTP)
Turbidity 8.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 24.1 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 4000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 349.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.43 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 1.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.59 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.39 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 180.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 38.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 93.8 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 28.1 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 3200.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 351.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.74 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 0.9 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.68 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.45 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 128.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 110.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 38.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 88.3 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 12.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 37.9 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 8400.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 320.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.2 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 0.75 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.69 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.41 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 117.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 290.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.2 mg/L Field
Chloride 34.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 84.5 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 3.26 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 18.1 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 1110.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 376.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.76 ug/L Lab
Secchi Depth 2.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.69 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.36 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 135.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 91.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (H)
(CLMSC-3 Deep)
Turbidity 0.78 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 5.32 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 150.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 405.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 4.68 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.95 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 49.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 103.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Lake Opposite Mouth of Salmon Creek (E)
(CLMSC-3 Shallow)
Turbidity 1.75 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 13.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 870.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 16.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 387.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.37 ug/L estimated Lab
Secchi Depth 3.25 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.79 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.28 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 139.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 49.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 99.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (H)
(CLMSC-2 Deep)
Turbidity 1.19 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 6.8 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 11.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 401.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.62 ug/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.03 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.31 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.8 mg/L Field
Chloride 45.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 99.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake North of Myers Point (E)
(CLMSC-2 Shallow)
Turbidity 2.8 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.7 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 670.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 17.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 394.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 0.71 ug/L estimated Lab
Secchi Depth 2.75 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.72 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.33 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 137.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 46.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 96.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Lake near Mouth of Salmon Creek
(CLMSC-1)
Turbidity 2.23 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.1 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 680.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 17.0 C Lab
Specific Conductance 387.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.0 ug/L estimated Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.76 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.34 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Field
Hardness, Total 138.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 8.6 mg/L Field
Chloride 48.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 94.4 mg CaCO3/L Lab