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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 1.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 11.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 400.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 15.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 409.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.22 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.0 m bottom Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.99 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.8 mg/L Lab
Chloride 45.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 96.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Cayuga Heights Sewage Outfall
(CHSTP)
Turbidity 2.24 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 14.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 760.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 20.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 409.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 2.06 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.2 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.05 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 145.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 9.4 mg/L Lab
Chloride 47.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Lake Source Cooling Outfall
(LSC)
Turbidity 1.05 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 9.04 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 180.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 15.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 408.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.58 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 3.25 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.02 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 142.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.7 mg/L Lab
Chloride 45.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 98.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
Middle of Shallow Southern Shelf
(Shelf Control)
Turbidity 1.01 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 7.42 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 50.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 14.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 407.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 1.58 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Secchi Depth 5.0 m Field
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.02 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.304 mg/L Blank > 10% Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 147.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 5.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Dissolved Oxygen 10.8 mg/L Lab
Chloride 47.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 95.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab