Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 20-3437-B2

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.6066, -76.6767
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 9: Frontenac Point to Lively Run
County Seneca
Extent Widespread or Lake-wide: The HAB is as far as you can see, and seems to affect the entire waterbody, or most or all of the shoreline.

When

Bloom Reported September 06, 2020 04:00 PM
Bloom Sampled September 06, 2020 04:00 PM
Microscopic Examination September 08, 2020

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 16.1 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.15 ug/L
[1] Genera - plural of genus, a category of classification in biology that ranks between the family level and the species level. Because there are many different species of bacteria that are difficult to distinguish, it is more useful to classify bacteria by genus rather than species.
[2] Microcystin

Bloom Description

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