Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 22-3410-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.71526, -76.71083
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northeast 9: Long Point State Park
County Cayuga
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 24, 2022 01:00 PM
Bloom Sampled September 24, 2022 01:45 PM
Microscopic Examination September 26, 2022

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 498.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 155.0 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

Long Point State Park, all water around the park