Cayuga County Water Reports
Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) Reports
CSLAP reports are created from data collected by sampling volunteers from member lake associations. The data collected from May through October is primarily related to lake eutrophication. Lake reports are not available for all CSLAP lakes. Reports will be added annually. The most recent report (after 2008) can be found below. Reports from 1997 through 2008 can be found on the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) website.* For historical reports (before 1997) please contact the Division of Water.
- Cayuga Lake, 2007*
- Cross Lake, 1991
- Duck Lake, 2010 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Lake Como, 2011 Report (PDF, 465 KB)
- Little Sodus Bay, 1995
- Owasco Lake, 1997*
Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) Scorecards
Information from CSLAP reports and other sources is combined to create a scorecard to provide a quick and simple summary of sampling results. Scorecards are not available for all CSLAP lakes. Scorecards will be added annually. Scorecards first developed for CSLAP in 2010 are found on the New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) website. For CSLAP lakes sampled since 2011, scorecards can be found below.
- Lake Como, 2011 Scorecard (PDF, 164 KB)
Stream Biomonitoring Unit Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS) Reports
Rapid Biological Assessment Surveys (RAS) are conducted to assess water quality in streams and rivers, or reaches within these waterbodies.
- Crane Brook, 2004 (PDF, 2.29 MB)
- Owasco Lake Inlet, 2006 (PDF) (4.5 MB)
- Owasco Lake Inlet, 2011 (PDF) (547 KB)
- Owasco Outlet, 2002 (PDF, 4.66 MB)
