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Poughkeepsie 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

97 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 261 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/20/2023 214 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.7
08/23/2023 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/19/2023 435 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.1
06/28/2023 59 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
05/03/2023 727 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
10/11/2022 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/11/2022 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2
08/20/2022 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/17/2022 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/15/2022 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/25/2022 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
10/27/2021 1986 Beach Advisory 0.1 2.5 0.7 0.1 3.4
09/15/2021 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2021 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
07/21/2021 58 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3
06/09/2021 40 Acceptable 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4
05/18/2021 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/16/2020 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
09/20/2020 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2020 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2020 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/18/2020 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/28/2020 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/09/2019 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4
09/11/2019 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/07/2019 26 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/10/2019 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/06/2019 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/09/2019 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
10/11/2018 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
09/11/2018 53 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/15/2018 51 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
07/18/2018 76 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.1
06/14/2018 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/07/2018 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/17/2017 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2017 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/15/2017 3 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8
07/11/2017 150 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/13/2017 6 Acceptable 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
05/16/2017 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.4
10/16/2016 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/15/2016 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2016 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
07/14/2016 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/21/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/13/2015 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2015 236 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.0 1.6
08/13/2015 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
07/09/2015 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/12/2015 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
05/13/2015 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/14/2014 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/09/2014 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
08/13/2014 91 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/09/2014 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
06/14/2014 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.8
05/14/2014 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/19/2013 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/20/2013 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2013 21 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/19/2013 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/22/2013 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/02/2013 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/14/2012 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/13/2012 18 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/16/2012 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4
07/19/2012 13 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/14/2012 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.5
05/18/2012 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
10/18/2011 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/17/2011 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/19/2011 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
07/16/2011 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/30/2011 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
05/18/2011 54 Acceptable 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 2.1
10/15/2010 78 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5
09/13/2010 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2010 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/20/2010 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/17/2010 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/24/2010 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/22/2009 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/16/2009 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2009 19 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6
08/03/2009 68 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.1 1.7
07/30/2009 29 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5
06/10/2009 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
05/14/2009 22 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/22/2008 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/20/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/06/2008 3 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/16/2008 9 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
06/17/2008 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3
05/21/2008 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

97 Samples taken

All Water Quality Parameters

97 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 261 Beach Advisory 16.3 0.12 1.2 22.2 100
09/20/2023 214 Beach Advisory 23.09 0.11 3.48 n/a n/a
08/23/2023 26 Acceptable 23.87 0.11 2.71 2.4 83.5
07/19/2023 435 Beach Advisory 24.71 0.1 3.8 33.3 77.9
06/28/2023 59 Acceptable 72.0 0.1 2.8 10.3 77.6
05/03/2023 727 Beach Advisory 53.4 0.1 3.8 19.1 96.2
10/11/2022 10 Acceptable 64.8 0.2 2.9 12.9 88.9
09/11/2022 26 Acceptable 77.2 0.2 2.7 16.4 77
08/20/2022 15 Acceptable 81.2 0.2 3.6 7.7 89.8
07/17/2022 6 Acceptable 77.9 0.2 3.1 14.8 86.3
06/15/2022 25 Acceptable 73.5 0.1 2.3 17.1 114.7
05/25/2022 10 Acceptable 64.9 0.1 2.5 12.1 86.9
10/27/2021 1986 Beach Advisory 59.6 0.1 3.2 18 89
09/15/2021 10 Acceptable 72.1 0.1 4.2 13 77
08/18/2021 9 Acceptable 77.5 0.1 4.0 11 80
07/21/2021 58 Acceptable 74.5 0.1 3.3 40 77
06/09/2021 40 Acceptable 67.7 0.1 3.3 12 91
05/18/2021 5 Acceptable 60.5 0.1 2.4 9 100
10/16/2020 8 Acceptable 64.7 0.2 3.5 6 88
09/20/2020 1 Acceptable 72.1 0.2 3.6 11 87
08/16/2020 12 Acceptable 80.9 0.2 3.4 5 88
07/16/2020 20 Acceptable 80.0 0.1 2.2 7 84
06/18/2020 5 Acceptable 72.9 0.1 3.0 8 90
05/28/2020 2 Acceptable 62.7 0.1 4.1 5 112
10/09/2019 6 Acceptable 66.3 0.1 2.4 5 86
09/11/2019 11 Acceptable 74.8 0.1 4.6 8 85
08/07/2019 26 Acceptable 81.4 0.1 3.8 12 81
07/10/2019 8 Acceptable 78.7 0.1 4.1 11 98
06/06/2019 20 Acceptable 68.2 0.1 3.6 12 94
05/09/2019 7 Acceptable 53.0 0.1 2.1 14 101
10/11/2018 >2420 Beach Advisory 67.1 0.1 3.8 15 73
09/11/2018 53 Acceptable 75.8 0.1 4.4 12 81
08/15/2018 51 Acceptable 81.0 0.1 3.1 8 78
07/18/2018 76 Beach Advisory 79.8 0.1 2.1 10 85
06/14/2018 6 Acceptable 70.8 0.1 3.6 13 92
05/07/2018 11 Acceptable 54.7 0.1 2.9 12 103
10/17/2017 6 Acceptable 68.3 0.1 2.4 13 85
09/12/2017 2 Acceptable 72.8 0.1 4.5 13 89
08/15/2017 3 Acceptable 77.6 0.1 4.8 20 92
07/11/2017 150 Beach Advisory 77.8 0.1 3.2 9 90
06/13/2017 6 Acceptable 67.2 0.1 5.8 17 106
05/16/2017 3 Acceptable 57.1 0.1 2.5 27 101
10/16/2016 12 Acceptable 66.6 0.7 3.3 46 89
09/15/2016 2 Acceptable 77.4 0.1 3.2 n/a 86
08/16/2016 6 Acceptable 82.0 0.1 2.8 37 86
07/14/2016 5 Acceptable 78.4 0.1 3.8 12 86
06/16/2016 4 Acceptable 72.6 0.1 2.8 18 92
05/21/2016 4 Acceptable 60.4 0.1 2.3 24 102
10/13/2015 8 Acceptable 64.5 0.1 5.5 23 86
09/12/2015 236 Beach Advisory 78.9 0.1 3.9 16 84
08/13/2015 7 Acceptable 79.1 0.1 4.3 24 88
07/09/2015 8 Acceptable 74.0 0.1 2.1 30 79
06/12/2015 8 Acceptable 71.0 0.1 3.0 14 88
05/13/2015 1 Acceptable 60.2 0.1 4.1 18 102
10/14/2014 5 Acceptable 66.5 0.1 0.6 27 87
09/09/2014 1 Acceptable 76.4 0.1 2.4 21 83
08/13/2014 91 Beach Advisory 77.7 0.1 5.4 23 86
07/09/2014 24 Acceptable 78.2 0.1 2.7 43 85
06/14/2014 32 Acceptable 70.5 0.1 4.0 27 92
05/14/2014 9 Acceptable 58.5 0.1 4.3 18 104
10/19/2013 11 Acceptable 65.2 0.1 3.0 20 91
09/20/2013 6 Acceptable 73.6 0.1 3.4 n/a 89
08/17/2013 21 Acceptable 76.2 0.1 1.7 256 78
07/19/2013 5 Acceptable 81.4 0.1 2.8 70 74
06/22/2013 34 Acceptable 67.4 0.1 2.4 79 96
06/02/2013 11 Acceptable 66.2 0.1 9.7 49 101
10/14/2012 4 Acceptable 62.9 0.1 2.6 35 85
09/13/2012 18 Acceptable 77.6 0.1 3.6 12 88
08/16/2012 5 Acceptable 81.6 0.2 1.4 8 87
07/19/2012 13 Acceptable 81.1 0.1 2.1 22 81
06/14/2012 32 Acceptable 72.1 0.2 1.5 28 83
05/18/2012 3 Acceptable 63.3 0.1 2.7 32 91
10/18/2011 62 Beach Advisory 60.7 0.1 0.4 84 90
09/17/2011 32 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/19/2011 19 Acceptable 78.5 0.1 3.8 79 83
07/16/2011 3 Acceptable 79.4 0.1 3.4 12 n/a
06/30/2011 10 Acceptable 74.0 0.1 2.3 9 86
05/18/2011 54 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/15/2010 78 Beach Advisory 58.9 0.1 3.0 26 82
09/13/2010 15 Acceptable 75.1 0.1 4.5 21 83
08/20/2010 7 Acceptable 79.6 0.1 5.6 15 82
07/20/2010 4 Acceptable 81.2 0.1 3.2 7 78
06/17/2010 12 Acceptable 72.6 0.1 2.6 27 73
05/24/2010 4 Acceptable 63.0 0.1 3.6 31 90
10/22/2009 5 Acceptable 56.8 0.1 1.4 40 89
09/16/2009 11 Acceptable 72.2 0.1 3.6 n/a 87
08/23/2009 19 Acceptable 78.6 0.1 3.4 23 87
08/03/2009 68 Beach Advisory n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/30/2009 29 Acceptable 77.4 0.1 2.3 22 94
06/10/2009 11 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/14/2009 22 Acceptable 61.3 0.1 7.0 22 107
10/22/2008 3 Acceptable 60.3 0.1 5.8 20 93
09/20/2008 4 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/06/2008 3 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/16/2008 9 Acceptable 79.5 0.1 1.6 30 90
06/17/2008 4 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/21/2008 3 Acceptable 57.7 0.1 1.6 18 95

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:

Poughkeepsie, NY
This site has a launch ramp, boating, kayaking, fishing, and some swimming from boats.

Agencies Responsible:

Dutchess County Dept. of Health: 845-486-3400 and NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

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