Lakeshore Segment Northwest 7: Cayuga Lake State Park to Northern Marshes

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Bloom Events
Bloom Code Date Water Body County Bloom Extent Bloom Genera [1] Microcystin (ug/L) [2]
1 20-3453-B1 September 08, 2020 Cayuga Lake Seneca 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. Microcystis 1.9
2 22-3458-B6 September 17, 2022 Cayuga Lake Cayuga Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties. Microcystis 0.87
3 20-3400-B2 July 07, 2020 Cayuga Lake Seneca Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties. Microcystis
4 24-3453-B1 June 03, 2024 Cayuga Lake Seneca 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.
5 24-3400-B6 September 21, 2024 Cayuga Lake Seneca Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties.
6 22-3458-B5 September 09, 2022 Cayuga Lake Cayuga Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties. Microcystis 474.0
7 24-3452-B1 September 14, 2024 Cayuga Lake Seneca 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. Microcystis 118.0
8 26-NW7-B1 June 27, 2026 Cayuga Lake Seneca Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties.
9 26-NW7-B2 August 17, 2026 Cayuga Lake Seneca Small Localized: The HAB is contained in a very small area of the lake, limited from one to several neighboring properties.
[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] Total Microcystins and Nodularins (EPA 546)