Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 21-3470-B3

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.5392, -76.58858
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 6: Camp Comstock to Taughannock Falls State Park
County Tompkins
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 October 06, 2021 02:15 PM
Bloom Sampled October 06, 2021 02:30 PM
Microscopic Examination October 07, 2021

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis
Woronochinia

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 8712.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1227.0 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

half mile south of Taughannock Park