Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 21-3458-B5

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.9257, -76.7284
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 1: Northern Marshes to Harris Park
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 August 26, 2021 10:30 AM
Bloom Sampled August 26, 2021 11:45 AM
Microscopic Examination August 27, 2021

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 7790.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1541.0 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

many waterfront properties