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Water Quality Update for September 1, 2023

September is here, and has decided to kick off with a beautiful weather forecast for the upcoming Labor Day weekend! We know many of you will enjoy time with family and friends by the lake for the Ring of Fire

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CLWA Receives Grant for PFAs Research

CLWA has received grant funding through Freshwater Future for research into Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) on Canandaigua Lake. This project proposes to look at a potentially understudied contaminant in the Finger Lakes and the role it might play in

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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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Water Quality Update for Friday, July 28, 2023

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

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Water Quality Update for Friday, July 21 2023

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

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Water Quality Update for Friday, July 13, 2023

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,

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