Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 19-3437-B2

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.6065, -76.67669
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 July 15, 2019 02:00 PM
Bloom Sampled July 15, 2019 02:00 PM
Microscopic Examination July 17, 2019

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

[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.

Bloom Description

cottage road/dock. Sample not tested for chlorophyll a or microcystin toxin.