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Hudson River above confluence with Mohawk River

About this location:

Waterford, NY
This site has boating, kayaking and fishing. The Waterford drinking water intake is in the vicinity.

Agencies Responsible:

Rensselaer County Dept. of Health: 518-270-2655, Saratoga County Dept. of Health: 518-584-7460 and NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

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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

29 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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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 23 Acceptable 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.7
09/15/2012 11 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
08/18/2012 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
07/21/2012 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
06/16/2012 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
10/16/2011 1733 Unacceptable 0.0 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.6
09/19/2011 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4
08/21/2011 231 Unacceptable 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6
07/14/2011 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
07/02/2011 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.2
05/19/2011 91 Unacceptable 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.7 2.5
10/16/2010 >2420 Unacceptable 0.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
09/14/2010 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/21/2010 25 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2
07/19/2010 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.8
06/18/2010 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5
05/25/2010 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/23/2009 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2009 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2009 276 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
05/15/2009 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
10/23/2008 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
09/18/2008 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/09/2008 41 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.8
07/17/2008 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
06/19/2008 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.7
05/22/2008 12 Acceptable 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Basic Sampling Data

29 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus
Count
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Enterococcus Count

Enterococcus is a commonly used indicator of water quality and sewage contamination.

Quality Temperature
(f)		 Salinity Chlorophyll Turbidity Oxygen
10/15/2012 23 Acceptable 56.5 0.1 1.7 10.4 100.4
09/15/2012 11 Acceptable 72.5 0.1 0.9 6 110
08/18/2012 15 Acceptable 79.3 0.1 1.4 5 114
07/21/2012 6 Acceptable 81.7 0.1 6.1 11 124
06/16/2012 10 Acceptable 74.1 0.1 1.6 15 108
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 66.7 0.1 1.0 14 108
10/16/2011 1733 Unacceptable 59.9 0.1 1.7 26 102
09/19/2011 11 Acceptable 64.9 0.1 0.9 7 104
08/21/2011 231 Unacceptable 77.3 0.2 1.5 26 94
07/14/2011 11 Acceptable 77.0 0.1 6.1 8 n/a
07/02/2011 11 Acceptable 73.8 0.1 0.7 7 n/a
05/19/2011 91 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/16/2010 >2420 Unacceptable 54.0 0.1 1.9 51 102
09/14/2010 15 Acceptable 69.4 0.1 6.1 4 101
08/21/2010 25 Acceptable 78.0 0.1 2.6 n/a 106
07/19/2010 31 Acceptable 81.3 0.1 8.0 5 92
06/18/2010 23 Acceptable 70.2 0.1 7.0 6 103
05/25/2010 <1 Acceptable 74.1 0.1 7.0 154 112
10/23/2009 4 Acceptable 50.6 0.1 0.4 19 100
09/17/2009 28 Acceptable 68.5 0.2 1.8 8 105
08/24/2009 276 Unacceptable 76.4 0.1 2.0 57 103
07/31/2009 >2420 Unacceptable 72.3 0.1 2.3 107 103
05/15/2009 6 Acceptable 62.3 n/a 1.2 6 108
10/23/2008 <1 Acceptable 52.1 0.1 1.3 0 99
09/18/2008 6 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/09/2008 41 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2008 15 Acceptable 80.3 0.1 2.1 13 110
06/19/2008 12 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/22/2008 12 Acceptable 58.3 0.1 2.5 3 104

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

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