Dunn Memorial Bridge

About this location:

Albany, NY
In the heart of the port of Albany, contact includes kayaking, team rowing, and swimming from recreational boats. The site also has fishing from shore and from boats.

The data displayed on these pages relates to the levels of sewage indicating microbes. Even though the levels on a single days can fall within acceptable levels for Enterococcus, these locations are not necessarily acceptable for swimming. Other water quality parameters not reported on this web site such as chemical contamination and floatables should cause users to exercise caution at this site.

Agencies Responsible:

Albany County Dept. of Health: 518-447-4580, Rensselear County Dept. of Health: 518-270-2655, and NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

Water Quality Enterococcus Count
Basic Sampling Data [i]

Basic Sampling Data

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

Water Quality, Enterococcus Count and Precipitation

32 Samples taken

Sample Date	[i] Enterococcus Count close Enterococcus Count Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.	Quality	Rain, day of (in)	Prior Day	2 Days Prior	3 Days Prior	5 Days Prior

10/15/2012	411	Unacceptable	0.4	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.7
09/15/2012	211	Unacceptable	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
08/18/2012	17	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3
07/21/2012	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.2
06/16/2012	17	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.7
05/20/2012	187	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8
10/16/2011	>2420	Unacceptable	0.0	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.6
09/19/2011	687	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4
08/21/2011	34	Possible Risk	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6
07/14/2011	76	Unacceptable	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
07/02/2011	84	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.1	2.2
05/19/2011	770	Unacceptable	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.7	2.5
10/16/2010	488	Unacceptable	0.0	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.3
09/14/2010	88	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
08/23/2010	488	Unacceptable	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6
08/21/2010	25	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
07/19/2010	179	Unacceptable	0.0	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.8
06/18/2010	135	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5
05/25/2010	980	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/23/2009	49	Possible Risk	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/17/2009	43	Possible Risk	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/24/2009	76	Unacceptable	0.0	0.3	1.3	2.8	3.0
07/31/2009	>2420	Unacceptable	0.6	0.9	1.9	1.9	2.4
06/13/2009	32	Acceptable	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.6	1.1
05/16/2009	84	Unacceptable	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5
05/15/2009	88	Unacceptable	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
10/23/2008	10	Acceptable	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
09/18/2008	50	Possible Risk	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
08/09/2008	20	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.5	2.8
07/17/2008	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8
06/19/2008	59	Possible Risk	0.0	0.4	0.5	1.4	1.7
05/22/2008	32	Acceptable	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3

Basic Sampling Data

32 Samples taken

Sample Date	[i] Enterococcus Count close Enterococcus Count Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.	Quality	Temperature (f)	Salinity	Chlorophyll	Turbidity	Oxygen

10/15/2012	411	Unacceptable	57.1	0.1	1.2	3.9	100.8
09/15/2012	211	Unacceptable	72.9	0.1	1.1	4	100
08/18/2012	17	Acceptable	80.4	0.2	1.5	5	99
07/21/2012	3	Acceptable	83.2	0.2	5.7	7	104
06/16/2012	17	Acceptable	74.2	0.1	1.7	13	105
05/20/2012	187	Unacceptable	67.4	0.1	0.6	17	102
10/16/2011	>2420	Unacceptable	60.0	0.1	1.1	59	102
09/19/2011	687	Unacceptable	64.9	0.1	0.8	32	102
08/21/2011	34	Possible Risk	76.6	0.1	1.7	50	94
07/14/2011	76	Unacceptable	78.8	0.1	4.3	9	50
07/02/2011	84	Unacceptable	73.5	0.1	0.6	7	n/a
05/19/2011	770	Unacceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/16/2010	488	Unacceptable	54.6	0.1	0.4	28	101
09/14/2010	88	Unacceptable	69.7	0.1	4.0	4	93
08/23/2010	488	Unacceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/21/2010	25	Acceptable	78.3	0.1	1.8	n/a	93
07/19/2010	179	Unacceptable	82.1	0.1	3.2	3	83
06/18/2010	135	Unacceptable	70.1	0.1	2.9	6	96
05/25/2010	980	Unacceptable	71.7	0.1	4.1	233	98
10/23/2009	49	Possible Risk	51.0	0.1	0.3	23	99
09/17/2009	43	Possible Risk	69.9	0.1	2.1	4	98
08/24/2009	76	Unacceptable	77.9	0.1	1.6	63	100
07/31/2009	>2420	Unacceptable	73.1	0.1	2.2	19	101
06/13/2009	32	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/16/2009	84	Unacceptable	62.4	0.1	0.7	7	102
05/15/2009	88	Unacceptable	61.7	n/a	0.9	6	104
10/23/2008	10	Acceptable	53.6	0.1	1.2	5	94
09/18/2008	50	Possible Risk	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/09/2008	20	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/17/2008	6	Acceptable	80.0	0.1	2.9	17	104
06/19/2008	59	Possible Risk	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/22/2008	32	Acceptable	59.2	0.1	6.0	6	102

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. It is added daily to show cumulative amounts.

: Enterococcus count (under 33/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
: Enterococcus count (between 33 and 61/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
: Enterococcus count (over 61/100ml) is unacceptable by EPA standards*

What do the Numbers Mean?

We have based our assessment of acceptable water quality on the federal guidelines outlined in the 2000 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Learn More

Dunn Memorial Bridge

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Basic Sampling Data

Water Quality, Enterococcus Count and Precipitation

Enterococcus Count

Basic Sampling Data

Enterococcus Count

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