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Catskill Launch Ramp

Catskill Launch Ramp
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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

98 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
10/18/2023 38 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/20/2023 184 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 1.3
08/23/2023 57 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/19/2023 1120 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.7 1.6
06/28/2023 27 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.8
05/03/2023 240 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.4
10/12/2022 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2022 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2022 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3
07/18/2022 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/15/2022 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/25/2022 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
10/27/2021 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 1.9
09/15/2021 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
08/18/2021 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/21/2021 144 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.9
06/09/2021 1300 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
05/20/2021 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/16/2020 35 Acceptable 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1
09/20/2020 36 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2020 43 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2020 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/18/2020 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/28/2020 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/10/2019 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.1
09/12/2019 67 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/08/2019 37 Acceptable 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 1.3
07/11/2019 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2019 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.0 1.2
05/10/2019 1 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
10/12/2018 435 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
09/12/2018 50 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.1
08/16/2018 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
07/19/2018 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
06/15/2018 12 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
05/08/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
10/18/2017 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
09/13/2017 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2017 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/12/2017 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/14/2017 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2017 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
04/07/2017 272 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.4
10/17/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2016 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/15/2016 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/17/2016 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/22/2016 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/14/2015 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/13/2015 365 Beach Advisory 0.9 1.2 0.1 0.4 2.6
08/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3
07/10/2015 5 Acceptable 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.6
06/13/2015 16 Acceptable 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
05/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/15/2014 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/10/2014 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/14/2014 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/10/2014 20 Acceptable 0.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 2.3
06/15/2014 1553 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.0
05/15/2014 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/20/2013 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/21/2013 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2013 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/21/2013 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/24/2013 39 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/03/2013 33 Acceptable 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.1
10/15/2012 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6
09/14/2012 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2012 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3
07/20/2012 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
06/15/2012 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.7
05/19/2012 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
10/16/2011 816 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.6
09/19/2011 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
08/20/2011 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/15/2011 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
07/01/2011 19 Acceptable 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.2 2.2
05/19/2011 147 Beach Advisory 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.7
10/16/2010 192 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
09/14/2010 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2010 435 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
07/19/2010 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.7
06/18/2010 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3
05/25/2010 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/23/2009 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2009 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2009 488 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.8
07/31/2009 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.9
06/12/2009 29 Acceptable 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.1
05/15/2009 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
10/23/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
09/16/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3
08/09/2008 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 1.5
07/17/2008 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/18/2008 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.1
05/22/2008 1 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

98 Samples taken

All Water Quality Parameters

98 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Entero 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 [i] Temp (f)
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Temperature

Hudson River water temperature changes seasonally. Surface water temperature can change on small scales in the river reflecting natural and human influences.

[i] Salinity
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Salinity

Estuaries like the Hudson are where freshwaters in rivers meet the sea. Salinity tells us about the relative contribution of fresh and salt water within a particular region of the estuary. 

[i] Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll

A measure of the amount of microscopic algae present in the water. High chlorophyll counts can mean high levels of the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen, and the threat, or presence, of algae blooms.

[i] Turbidity
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Turbidity

Turbidity is a measure of the amount of fine particles suspended in the water. As turbidity rises, light penetration, a key factor for aquatic plants and algae, diminishes.

[i] Oxygen
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Oxygen

Oxygen concentrations in the water are closely connected to biological activities. Surface waters are typically in equilibrium with the atmosphere such that the oxygen concentration near the surface is close to fully saturated (100%).

Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
10/18/2023 38 Acceptable 14.56 0.09 1.59 8.3 108.9
09/20/2023 184 Beach Advisory 21.11 0.12 2.77 n/a n/a
08/23/2023 57 Acceptable 25.05 0.11 2.36 1.3 113.3
07/19/2023 1120 Beach Advisory 25.2 0.09 3.45 51 90.8
06/28/2023 27 Acceptable 75.6 0.2 4.9 11.2 98.7
05/03/2023 240 Beach Advisory 53.0 0.1 2.2 26.0 99.4
10/12/2022 7 Acceptable 60.2 0.1 4.8 13.2 91.3
09/12/2022 16 Acceptable 75.5 0.1 4.1 12.7 73
08/21/2022 10 Acceptable 80.1 0.1 5.9 5.9 96.1
07/18/2022 24 Acceptable 78.9 0.1 4.9 5.9 91.8
06/15/2022 16 Acceptable 74.3 0.2 6.1 13.3 106.9
05/25/2022 2 Acceptable 69.1 0.1 6.5 7.5 n/a
10/27/2021 >2420 Beach Advisory 55.508 0.12 2.86 49.1 95.8
09/15/2021 17 Acceptable 72.14 0.09 3.1 14.8 95
08/18/2021 63 Beach Advisory 78.926 0.11 8.87 8.1 113.4
07/21/2021 144 Beach Advisory 74.606 0.09 5.42 17.2 103
06/09/2021 1300 Beach Advisory 72.518 0.13 3.32 26.6 114.1
05/20/2021 3 Acceptable 64.256 0.12 8.06 8.2 122.6
10/16/2020 35 Acceptable 61.106 0.14 3.51 7.6 91.6
09/20/2020 36 Acceptable 67.226 0.14 4.24 9 90.9
08/16/2020 43 Acceptable 80.564 0.15 2.75 5.7 89.7
07/16/2020 9 Acceptable 80.996 0.14 2.29 7.1 92.5
06/18/2020 4 Acceptable 76.622 0.14 2.93 7.8 98.3
05/28/2020 3 Acceptable 69.53 0.11 20.25 7 133
10/10/2019 15 Acceptable 62.726 0.14 10.97 4 110.1
09/12/2019 67 Beach Advisory 71.816 0.14 2.72 4.2 102
08/08/2019 37 Acceptable 81.356 0.14 4.25 6.7 107.6
07/11/2019 19 Acceptable 80.6 0.09 9.32 12.4 110.1
06/07/2019 11 Acceptable 67.478 0.09 5.89 11.2 100.1
05/10/2019 1 Acceptable 56.03 0.08 2.29 8.2 100.6
10/12/2018 435 Beach Advisory 63.014 0.12 10.68 14.7 96.3
09/12/2018 50 Acceptable 72.7 0.13 4.59 11.9 86.8
08/16/2018 31 Acceptable 80.006 0.14 18.84 11.7 108.7
07/19/2018 41 Acceptable 81.824 0.15 3.05 6.5 92.8
06/15/2018 12 Acceptable 71.15 0.13 3.26 13.9 95
05/08/2018 10 Acceptable 59.18 0.08 2.59 11.6 102.8
10/18/2017 3 Acceptable 64.616 0.13 3.74 7.6 95.7
09/13/2017 2 Acceptable 70.466 0.12 4.66 9.3 118
08/16/2017 5 Acceptable 77.792 0.12 5.22 12.6 108
07/12/2017 17 Acceptable 75.488 0.08 1.67 26.2 87.7
06/14/2017 1 Acceptable 70.808 0.09 2.82 10.6 100.3
05/18/2017 2 Acceptable 60.224 0.08 1.58 6.6 106
04/07/2017 272 Beach Advisory 41.63 0.08 0.28 196.2 103.7
10/17/2016 4 Acceptable 61.376 0.12 4.63 47.5 96.8
09/17/2016 2 Acceptable 73.598 0.11 3.2 n/a 86.2
08/17/2016 4 Acceptable 81.878 0.13 5.2 32 90.2
07/15/2016 6 Acceptable 80.69 0.12 2.78 12.3 94.2
06/17/2016 2 Acceptable 73.31 0.12 3.04 28.5 96
05/22/2016 3 Acceptable 62.726 0.1 16.42 29.5 117.8
10/14/2015 15 Acceptable 60.818 0.13 9.75 27.2 98.9
09/13/2015 365 Beach Advisory 77.594 0.14 1.69 33.9 79.7
08/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 81.356 0.12 3.06 19.3 90.3
07/10/2015 5 Acceptable 73.598 0.09 3.05 23.8 101.8
06/13/2015 16 Acceptable 71.114 0.1 14.18 13.4 100.2
05/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 67.01 0.11 8.23 28.6 n/a
10/15/2014 1 Acceptable 64.112 0.14 1.45 8.9 101.3
09/10/2014 5 Acceptable 75.056 0.11 2.13 18 101.1
08/14/2014 11 Acceptable 75.974 0.13 1.02 19.6 91.8
07/10/2014 20 Acceptable 77.63 0.11 4.51 32.5 96.2
06/15/2014 1553 Beach Advisory 69.638 0.13 0.1 73.3 96.4
05/15/2014 14 Acceptable 61.286 0.09 1.56 13.2 98.1
10/20/2013 10 Acceptable 61.574 0.15 7.78 39.7 108.1
09/21/2013 10 Acceptable 68.594 0.13 5.19 43.2 94.3
08/19/2013 10 Acceptable 74.732 0.13 2.98 24.9 90.8
07/21/2013 34 Acceptable 82.904 0.1 1.04 22.5 84.3
06/24/2013 39 Acceptable 71.114 0.1 1.28 40.8 97.3
06/03/2013 33 Acceptable 68.99 0.07 1.4 45 94.3
10/15/2012 15 Acceptable 58.154 0.12 4.12 14.1 95.7
09/14/2012 5 Acceptable 75.11 0.13 2.41 81.5 92.1
08/18/2012 5 Acceptable 79.196 0.17 1.37 13.5 91.2
07/20/2012 11 Acceptable 81.122 0.17 1.86 27.1 83.9
06/15/2012 16 Acceptable 72.302 0.12 1.58 17.9 96.1
05/19/2012 15 Acceptable 65.372 0.1 1.27 62.1 99.3
10/16/2011 816 Beach Advisory 60.26 0.1 0.51 47.6 94.8
09/19/2011 22 Acceptable 66.866 0.11 0.9 68.3 91.4
08/20/2011 6 Acceptable 77.63 0.13 n/a 28.2 112.4
07/15/2011 3 Acceptable 78.35 0.09 8.97 14 n/a
07/01/2011 19 Acceptable 72.05 0.09 1.54 27.4 n/a
05/19/2011 147 Beach Advisory n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/16/2010 192 Beach Advisory 54.914 0.09 1.91 33.5 94.5
09/14/2010 31 Acceptable 71.618 0.09 9.87 n/a 90
08/23/2010 435 Beach Advisory n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 77.81 0.13 3.07 n/a 82.5
07/19/2010 2 Acceptable 83.174 0.11 3.68 8.5 87.8
06/18/2010 6 Acceptable 71.762 0.13 2.79 20.8 114.8
05/25/2010 2 Acceptable 67.73 0.13 13.41 88.6 126.7
10/23/2009 3 Acceptable 51.242 0.1 1.25 17.5 91.7
09/17/2009 16 Acceptable 69.044 0.1 14.37 32.2 106.3
08/24/2009 488 Beach Advisory 78.53 0.11 4.86 30 99.1
07/31/2009 >2420 Beach Advisory 72.05 0.09 5.11 155.6 94.9
06/12/2009 29 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/15/2009 3 Acceptable 62.384 n/a 3.28 11.1 99.6
10/23/2008 4 Acceptable 54.14 0.13 12.15 14 100.5
09/16/2008 4 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/09/2008 23 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2008 6 Acceptable 80.132 0.13 1.29 17.8 109.4
06/18/2008 9 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/22/2008 1 Acceptable 58.838 0.09 15.44 26.5 104.7

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 Riverkeeper, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and CUNY Queens College staff, and processed on the Riverkeeper vessel, according to the 2014 Quality Assurance Project Plan.

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:

Catskill, NY
The Launch Ramp at Catskill has kayaking, casual water contact from recreational boats, and fishing.

Agencies Responsible:

Greene County Dept. of Health: 518-719-3600 and NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

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