Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 20-3407-B3

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.7496, -76.7022
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 6: Ellis Point to Wells College Boathouse
County Cayuga
Extent Large Localized: The HAB is in a small area, but affects many properties, along a large segment of the shoreline, or in a specific region of the waterbody.

When

Bloom Reported October 09, 2020 12:00 PM
Bloom Sampled October 09, 2020 05:00 PM
Microscopic Examination October 13, 2020

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 37.8 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 2.13 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