Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 22-3472-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.56846, -76.64114
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 9: Frontenac Point to Lively Run
County Seneca
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 July 19, 2022 10:40 AM
Bloom Sampled July 19, 2022 10:40 AM
Microscopic Examination July 20, 2022

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 586.0 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

Bloom located along the shoreline spanning from S. Frontenac Rd. north to Kingtown Beach Rd in Trumansburg. Multiple reports of the bloom were received along this section of lakeshore. Streaks of green flecks floating in and on the water, extending beyond the docks, worse along the northern half of zone 3472. Intermittent areas similarly affected along the southern half. Sunny hot weather, wind direction variable.