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Whitestown- Route 32 Bridge

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Physical/Chemical Data

Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

44 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count
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Entero Count

Enterococcus (“Entero”) is a fecal indicating bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals. It is the EPA preferred indicator for sewage contamination.

Quality Rain, day of (in) Prior Day 2 Days Prior 3 Days Prior Rain 4 Days Total Rain
Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
06/17/2024 517 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
05/26/2024 420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
10/15/2023 91 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/06/2023 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2023 158 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
05/22/2023 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
10/16/2022 39 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.7
09/18/2022 81 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/10/2022 104 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2022 70 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
05/24/2022 45 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
10/24/2021 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
09/26/2021 866 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
08/29/2021 50 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/31/2021 1553 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.5
05/24/2021 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/25/2020 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/20/2020 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
08/16/2020 128 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/23/2020 172 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/01/2020 42 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.6
10/08/2019 1414 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
09/15/2019 35 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/11/2019 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
07/14/2019 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
06/10/2019 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/14/2019 281 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.2
10/15/2018 56 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
09/17/2018 501 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2018 236 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
07/22/2018 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/18/2018 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2018 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
10/22/2017 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2017 66 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
08/21/2017 168 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
07/19/2017 90 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/17/2017 99 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
05/22/2017 14 Acceptable 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3
09/18/2016 1203 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/20/2016 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
07/18/2016 114 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5
05/25/2016 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/13/2015 54 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

44 Samples taken

Water Quality*

Acceptable (0–60) Beach Advisory (61+)

*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL

Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)

Dry Weather (0–0.25) Wet Weather (0.25+)

Enterococcus is an EPA-approved fecal contamination indicator.

Samples taken by citizen scientists and processed at laboratories that aren't directly affiliated with Riverkeeper, using methods and study designs that are consistent with Riverkeeper's Hudson River and Citizen Testing programs.

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. Wet weather is a common trigger of fecal contamination.

What do the Numbers Mean?

Water Quality scoring is based on the 2012 Recreational Water Quality Criteria from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for safe swimming. Learn More

About this location:

This site is upstream of the confluence of Oriskany Creek. In this part of the river, the Erie Canal runs parallel to the Mohawk.

Agencies Responsible:

Oneida County Dept. of Health: 315-798-5064; NYSDEC Region 6: 315-785-2239

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