Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 22-3460-B2

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.63817, -76.65427
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southeast 1: Elmwood Point to Lake Ridge Point
County Cayuga
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 August 19, 2022 02:30 PM
Bloom Sampled August 19, 2022 03:00 PM
Microscopic Examination August 19, 2022

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 16.2 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

Diffuse striations from 363 Powers Rd to 427 Powers Rd (Don's Marina)