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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 6.0 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 76.5 F Lake Level: 688.3 feet above sea level Last Friday was the official kickoff of the Harmful Algal Bloom…
Conditions have improved since last Friday’s water quality update, as the impacts on the lake brought on by the significant flooding event on Sunday, July 9th are slowly subsiding. While there is still some debris out on the lake, this…
We kick off this summer’s first Weekly Water Quality Report with a review of this week’s significant flooding event and an update on the most recent water quality. This report was provided by Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council Watershed Program Manager,…
CLWA participates at public hearings and submits written comments to the respective town planning boards when we have concerns about proposed developments that have potential negative environmental impacts to the lake. In the case of the proposed Scenic Ridge Rise…
If you participate in or follow the programs led by the Aquatic Citizen Science Committee, you have undoubtedly heard us use the phrase “eyes on the lake.” Those “eyes” refer to the nearly 80 volunteers CLWA relies on each year…