Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 24-3437-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.606508, -76.676568
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 23, 2024 02:20 PM
Bloom Sampled July 23, 2024 02:20 PM
Microscopic Examination July 24, 2024

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 17.7 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.35 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

Water temp near shore, 82F- bloom dissipated in 2 hours- bloom not evident a few hundred yards offshore.

Weather

Weather
Wind speed 0 mph - Calm, smoke rises vertically
Wind direction North
Water Temp
Air Temp