Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 22-3467-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.63773, -76.69184
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 10: Lively Run to Sheldrake Point
County Seneca
Extent 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.

When

Bloom Reported July 19, 2022 10:55 AM
Bloom Sampled July 19, 2022 10:55 AM
Microscopic Examination July 20, 2022

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 461.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 0.15 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

Long stretches of the shoreline south of Sheldrake Point. We received numerous reports of a seemingly continuous bloom spanning from Sheldrake Point all the way down to Briggs Cottage