Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 23-3460-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.6352738, -76.6520397
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 July 05, 2023 04:30 PM
Bloom Sampled July 05, 2023 04:30 PM
Microscopic Examination July 06, 2023

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 89.8 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, widespread striated HABs formation along Powers Rd., King Ferry