2005 Average Limnological Data
Chlorophyll-a (ug/L), proportional to algal biomass
Secchi Disk Depth (m), proportional to water clarity (inversely proportional to algal biomass and suspended sediments)
Total Suspended Solids (TSS, in mg/L), proportional to water turbidity (algal biomass and suspended sediments)
Nutrients:
Nitrates (mg/L, N) - potentially a limiting nutrient in the Finger Lakes
Soluble Reactive Phosphates (ug/L, P) - typically the limiting nutrient in the Finger Lakes
Soluble Reactive Silica (ug/L, Si) - limits growth of diatoms, a major class of plankton, and other organisms
Bacteri Counts
Total Coliform bacteria (CFUs/100 mL) indicator of warm blooded (e.g., human, geese, deer) animal waste contamination
E. coli
bacteria (CFUs/100mL) indicator of warm blooded (e.g., human, geese, deer) animal waste contamination
