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Flushing Meadows Corona Park- Meadow Lake

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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

128 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
09/07/2023 <10 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 1.0
07/27/2023 4352 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
07/20/2023 627 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.0 1.4
07/13/2023 988 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/29/2023 7701 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.9
06/15/2023 95 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2
06/02/2023 1989 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/25/2023 120 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2023 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2022 331 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/22/2022 4352 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/15/2022 6131 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2
09/08/2022 17329 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/01/2022 785 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/18/2022 1320 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/11/2022 72 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/04/2022 12033 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2022 4611 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
07/14/2022 3873 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/07/2022 2064 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/30/2022 2755 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
06/23/2022 776 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/16/2022 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2022 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/03/2019 402 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/26/2019 86 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/19/2019 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2019 3784 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/05/2019 218 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/29/2019 441 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/22/2019 332 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/15/2019 1172 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/08/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.4
08/01/2019 481 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
07/18/2019 465 Beach Advisory 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.3
07/11/2019 <10 Acceptable 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06/27/2019 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
06/20/2019 98 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.8
06/13/2019 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 1.1
06/06/2019 480 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/30/2019 269 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0
05/23/2019 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/04/2018 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
09/27/2018 328 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 2.2
09/20/2018 520 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
09/13/2018 247 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.2
09/06/2018 17329 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/30/2018 609 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2018 95 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.8
08/16/2018 95 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.5
08/09/2018 417 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9
08/02/2018 191 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5
07/26/2018 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.9
07/12/2018 241 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/05/2018 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2018 97 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/21/2018 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
06/14/2018 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/24/2018 298 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
09/28/2017 313 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/21/2017 158 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/14/2017 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/07/2017 569 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/31/2017 131 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/24/2017 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
08/10/2017 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
08/03/2017 98 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/27/2017 161 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
07/20/2017 51 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/13/2017 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/06/2017 107 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
06/29/2017 73 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
06/22/2017 128 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4
06/15/2017 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
06/08/2017 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/01/2017 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
05/25/2017 573 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2
05/18/2017 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2016 6867 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/22/2016 638 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
09/15/2016 24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
09/08/2016 19863 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/01/2016 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
08/25/2016 2359 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/11/2016 62 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/04/2016 328 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
07/21/2016 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
07/14/2016 20 Acceptable 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/07/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.2
06/30/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
06/23/2016 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/09/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
06/02/2016 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7
05/26/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
05/19/2016 12033 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/01/2015 20 Acceptable 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 1.5
09/24/2015 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2015 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/10/2015 8164 Beach Advisory 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
09/03/2015 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/27/2015 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/27/2015 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
08/20/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
08/13/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
08/13/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
08/06/2015 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
08/06/2015 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
07/30/2015 148 Beach Advisory 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3
07/30/2015 148 Beach Advisory 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3
07/23/2015 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/23/2015 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2015 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
07/16/2015 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
07/09/2015 30 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
07/01/2015 158 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
06/25/2015 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/25/2015 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/18/2015 3873 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.8
06/18/2015 3873 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.8
06/11/2015 200 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/11/2015 200 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/04/2015 4106 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.1
05/28/2015 161 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/28/2015 161 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

128 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 location is used for kayaking events and environmental education. It is the future home of a boathouse, identified as a site for improved water access in the East River Blueway Plan and funded by a local council member. The upland area is managed by Solar 1. There are two small combined sewer overflow outfalls, to either side of the beach. Site Coordinator: Kaitlyn Parkins. Site Sponsor: Lower East Side Ecology Center. These samples are processed by The River Project.

Agencies Responsible:

NYCDEP: 212-639-9675; NYSDEC Region 2: 718-482-4933

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