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Water Quality Update for September 16, 2022

Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.93 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 72.6 F Lake Level: 687.88 feet above sea level (desired level 688.25) Main gates have been closed all summer and feeder canal is at minimum required flow.

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Water Quality Update for September 9, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE September 9, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: 6 Blooms Reported today 9/9 Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.65 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 72.9 F Lake Level: 687.85 feet above sea level (desired level 688.35) Main gates have been closed all summer

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Water Quality Update for September 2, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE September 2, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.3 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 74.2 F Lake Level: 687.9 feet above sea level (desired level 688.35) Main gates have been closed all summer

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Experience of a Macrophyte Survey Volunteer: Ellie Huang

It’s a cool day and you are wading through the tranquil waters of Canandaigua Lake. Suddenly, a sharp pain shoots through your foot. You have just stepped on one of the troublesome invasive species in the Finger Lakes region—a water

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Water Quality Update for August 26, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE August 26, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: 3 Confirmed Blooms Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.8 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 75.3 F Lake Level: 687.97 feet above sea level (desired level 688.41) Main gates have been closed all summer and feeder canal

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Water Quaity Update for August 20, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE August 20, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 6.0 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 76.0 F Lake Level: 687.89  feet above sea level (desired level 688.46)  Main gates have been closed all summer and

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Water Quality Update for August 12, 2022

Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 6.28 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 76.3 F Lake Level: 687.92 feet above sea level (desired level 688.5) – Drought conditions have substantially reduced inflow to the lake, direct

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Water Quality Update for August 5, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE August 5, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.82 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 77.4 F Lake Level: 687.98 feet above sea level Good afternoon everyone! We will keep this week’s update short and

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Water Quality Update for July 29, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE July 29, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 5.25 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 76.3 F Lake Level: 688.12 feet above sea level We’ve had a lot of touchpoints around the lake this week

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Water Quality Update for July 22, 2022

WATER QUALITY UPDATE July 22, 2022 Current Lake Conditions: Harmful Algae Blooms: No Blooms Reported Average Secchi Disk Water Clarity: 4.47 meters Average Surface Water Temperature: 75.2 F Lake Level (as reported by the City of Canandaigua Wastewater Treatment Facility on 7/18/22): Current level:

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