Notes: Event Time = Time of sampling (Eastern Time) at stream mouth (Cass Park); Depot Road (Newfield) (DR3)- Width 17' 9", Flow 248.6 ft3/sec; Upstream of Dam (MS4)- very rainy spring 14.99" Year to date (2.11" Jan, 2.60" Feb, 6.31" March, 3.97" Apr.) Average 9.16” Year to date, Flow 522.92 ft3/sec; Brown Road (BR2)- Van Buskirk Gulf less turbid than Inlet, 24' wide 12" D Center ,2.7-2.8/10' flow, center; Blakeslee Hill (BH1)- 13' 2" D Center, 9" depth, 3.5 sec/10' Flow; Cherry and Taber St (CICT)- Water flowing slightly southward; Flood Control Channel Esty St (FCCE)- Water flowing south; Cascadilla Creek Mouth (CCM)- light streaky foam on surface (took photo); Lab note (SB 042726): cluster of flower petals in sample.
Cayuga Inlet Monitoring Event Graph

This bar graph reports the raw data for each location that was sampled as part of the monitoring event conducted on this date. To view results for individual water quality indicators, click-off other indicators in the legend at the bottom of the graph.

Event Results

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Location Analyte Value Units Remarks Location
Depot Road (Newfield)
(DR3)
Turbidity 3.1 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 9.31 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 353.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.92 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 5.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.23 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 129.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 35.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 113.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Brown Road
(BR2)
Turbidity 14.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 23.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 271.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 20.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 12.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.3 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.12 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 115.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 18.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 105.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Blakeslee Hill
(BH1)
Turbidity 14.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 15.4 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 318.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 11.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 11.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.18 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 135.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 24.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 119.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Flood Control Channel at Wegman's
(FCCW)
Turbidity 19.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 45.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 984.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 34.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 10.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.15 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.65 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 220.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 170.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 182.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Buttermilk Creek - Jennings Pond
(BCJP)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 27.1 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 202.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.11 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 6.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.005 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.75 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 82.1 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 40.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 15.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 76.3 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Buttermilk Creek (upstream)
(CIBC)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 9.94 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 344.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.09 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 8.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.24 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 134.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 29.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 121.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Upstream of Cornell University Borehole Observatory (CUBO) Site
(UCUBO)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 263.0 uS/cm Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 3.75 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 95.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 28.5 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 71.7 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Cascadilla Creek Headwaters
(CCHW)
Turbidity 4.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 8.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 231.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 9.41 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 5.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.15 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 7.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 78.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 60.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 24.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 65.1 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Downstream of Cornell University Borehole Observatory (CUBO) Site
(DCUBO)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 268.0 uS/cm Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 3.0 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 96.7 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 31.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 76.8 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Farmers' Market
(CIFM)
Turbidity 24.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 23.4 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 353.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 21.1 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 13.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.21 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 126.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 39.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 111.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Cherry and Taber St
(CICT)
Turbidity 22.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 22.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 358.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 27.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 21.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.29 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.12 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 141.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 32.1 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 124.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Cass Park
(CICP)
Turbidity 21.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.3 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 332.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 19.9 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 12.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.22 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.12 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 121.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 35.0 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 105.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Station Road by Newfield Group
(CISR-2N)
Turbidity 80.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 61.2 ug/L Lab
Temperature 11.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 260.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 14.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 113.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.03 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 119.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 28.8 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 115.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Flood Control Channel Esty St
(FCCE)
Turbidity 24.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 20.1 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 278.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 12.7 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 10.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.12 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 86.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 100.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 33.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 74.7 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Lickbrook at W. Jersey Hill
(LBWJ)
Turbidity 2.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 19.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 168.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 13.5 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 0.85 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.03 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 63.6 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 280.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 14.2 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 58.6 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Cascadilla Creek Mouth
(CCM)
Turbidity 10.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 67.1 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 363.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 22.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 6.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.05 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.29 mg/L Estimate Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.5 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 102.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 57.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 81.8 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Route 89
(CI89)
Turbidity 24.0 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 16.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 344.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 15.0 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 18.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.23 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 126.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 160.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 33.4 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 111.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Enfield Creek near Mouth
(ECM)
Turbidity 3.3 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 8.38 ug/L Lab
Temperature 10.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 308.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.91 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 3.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.25 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.12 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 126.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 26.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 124.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Enfield Creek at Upper Treman
(ECUT)
Turbidity 4.5 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.6 ug/L Lab
Temperature 9.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 306.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 8.78 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.0 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.41 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 120.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 20.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 28.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 103.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Enfield Creek at Enfield Center
(ECEC)
Turbidity 1.2 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 6.5 ug/L Lab
Temperature 8.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 339.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 6.28 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.3 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.74 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.0 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 115.0 mg CaCO3/L Field
E. Coli 10.0 Colonies/100 ml non-detect Lab
Chloride 37.6 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 101.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Buttermilk Creek Mouth
(BCM)
Turbidity 8.9 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 12.0 ug/L Lab
Temperature 8.0 C Field
Specific Conductance 333.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.3 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 5.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.11 mg/L Lab
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total (as N) 0.12 mg/L non-detect Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 127.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 460.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 28.9 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 118.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Upstream of Dam
(MS4)
Turbidity 2.7 NTU Lab
Total Phosphorus (as P) 10.7 ug/L Lab
Temperature 12.5 C Field
Specific Conductance 335.0 uS/cm Lab
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (as P) 10.6 ug/L Exceeded 15 min. holding time for filtration Lab
Solids, Total Suspended 2.7 mg/L Lab
Nitrate-+Nitrite-Nitrogen (as N) 0.2 mg/L Lab
Hydrogen Ion (pH) 8.25 Unitless (negative logarithm of H ion concentration) Not Certifiable Lab
Hardness, Total 129.0 mg CaCO3/L Lab
E. Coli 80.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Chloride 32.3 mg/L Lab
Alkalinity 114.0 mg CaCO3/L Sample collected with head space Lab
Fishkill Creek @ Butternut Creek Rd.
(Fishkill-Down (FKD))
Temperature 9.0 C Field
E. Coli 240.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab
Fishkill Creek @ Fishkill Rd.
(Fishkill-Up (FKU))
Temperature 10.0 C Field
E. Coli 600.0 Colonies/100 ml Lab