Harmful Algal Bloom Report

Bloom Code 20-3430-B1

Where

Water Body Cayuga Lake
Latitude and Longitude 42.4732, -76.5292
Segment Lakeshore Segment Southwest 2: Cass Park to Glenwood Point
County Tompkins
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 09, 2020 01:25 PM
Bloom Sampled July 09, 2020 01:35 PM
Microscopic Examination July 09, 2020

What

Bloom Genera [1]

Microscopy Present Dominant
Dolichospermum

Bloom Chemistry

Total Chlorophyll a 990.0 ug/L
Total Microcystin and Nodularins (EPA 546) [2] 1.0 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