Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 24-3452-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.918305, -76.748122
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northwest 7: Cayuga Lake State Park to Northern Marshes
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 September 14, 2024 07:42 PM
Bloom Sampled September 14, 2024 07:42 PM
Microscopic Examination September 16, 2024

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 202.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 118.0 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

Reported by community member, sample collected/reported by HABs Harrier