Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 19-3469-B3

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.8999, -76.7495
Segment Lakeshore Segment Northwest 6: Cayuga Lake State Park
County Seneca
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 September 17, 2019 03:00 PM
Bloom Sampled September 17, 2019 03:00 PM
Microscopic Examination September 17, 2019

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Microcystis

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 13.2 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1.128 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

collected from water between boat launches (at launch ramp). Bloom extended along most of park shoreline