Month: August 2023

Water Quality Update for August 25, 2023

Current Lake Conditions  Harmful Algal Blooms:  None Confirmed  Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity:  6.2 meters Average Surface Water Temperature:  73.1 degrees F Lake Level (as of 9:15 this morning):  688.99’ above sea level No CyanoHABs have been confirmed on Canandaigua

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Make The Switch to LED Flares

Ring-of-Fire is almost here!  Traditionally, each Labor Day weekend, incendiary highway flares lit up the perimeter of the lake, casting a beautiful red glow known as the Ring-of-Fire.  While generating a familiar fizz and bright light, they also leave behind potassium

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Water Quality Update for August 18, 2023

Current Lake Conditions Harmful Algae Blooms: One suspicious bloom reported. Zero confirmed blooms. Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.6 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 74°F Lake Level: 688.08 feet above sea level Happy Friday! Volunteers continue to submit shoreline surveys, with 58 reports entered this

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Water Quality Update for August 11, 2023

Current Lake Conditions:   Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported  Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.5 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 73.5 F Lake Level: 688.16  feet above sea level Canandaigua Lake remains free of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) this week. 

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Water Quality Update for August 4, 2023

Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported  Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.9 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 74.3 F Lake Level: 688.27  feet above sea level There were no Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) reported this week.  CLWA’s volunteer network continues

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