Notes: Event Time = Time of sampling (Eastern Time) at stream mouth (Taughannock Falls)
Taughannock Creek 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
Culver Road
(TGC)
Turbidity 11.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 50.6 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 5000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 4.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 251.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 15.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 13.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.69 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.53 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 114.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 120.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 16.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 86.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Mecklenburg
(TGM)
Turbidity 13.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 44.2 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 8000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 3.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 279.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 25.7 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 14.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 2.08 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 119.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 140.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 20.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 106.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Waterburg Road
(TGW)
Turbidity 41.6 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 97.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 17000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 4.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 265.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 28.0 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 38.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.79 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.86 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 114.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 560.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 18.7 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Bolter Creek
(TGBCP)
Turbidity 24.5 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 39.8 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 10000.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 4.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 258.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.4 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 28.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.88 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 109.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 120.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 16.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 93.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Podunk Road
(TGP)
Turbidity 48.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 67.0 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 9500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 4.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 262.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 31.0 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 44.5 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.76 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 114.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 340.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 19.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Halseyville Road
(TGH)
Turbidity 63.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 97.4 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 26500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 3.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 251.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 27.1 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 71.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.59 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 109.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 380.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 19.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 97.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Taughannock Falls
(TGF)
Turbidity 54.5 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 66.7 ug/L Lab
Total Coliform 26500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Temperature 3.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 275.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 22.2 ug/L Blank > 10%; Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 61.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 1.55 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.65 mg/L Certification pending for replacement method Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 115.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 500.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 23.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab