Physical, chemical and biological properties of the surface water that are measured continuously while the patrol boat is underway.
Agencies Responsible:
Albany County Dept. of Health: 518-447-4580; NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2068
Water Quality > Tributary and Waterfront Data > Mohawk River > Cohoes- D/S of landfill at New Courtland St.
Cohoes- D/S of landfill at New Courtland St.
Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall
30 Samples taken
| Sample Date |
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Enterococcus Count
Entero CountEnterococcus (“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2023 | 249 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/17/2023 | 649 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/20/2023 | 687 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 07/06/2023 | 22 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 06/07/2023 | 326 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 05/22/2023 | 79 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 10/16/2022 | 162 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/18/2022 | 179 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/21/2022 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 07/10/2022 | 411 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/11/2022 | 173 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 05/24/2022 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10/24/2021 | 649 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 09/26/2021 | 1986 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 07/26/2021 | 613 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 06/21/2021 | 411 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 05/24/2021 | 88 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10/25/2020 | 50 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/20/2020 | 50 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 07/17/2020 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 06/23/2020 | 225 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/01/2020 | 488 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 10/13/2019 | 91 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 09/15/2019 | 69 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 08/11/2019 | 921 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 05/14/2019 | 1120 | Beach Advisory | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 10/15/2018 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 09/17/2018 | >2420 | Beach Advisory | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 06/18/2018 | 27 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 05/18/2018 | 7 | Acceptable | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation
30 Samples taken
Water Quality*
*Single sample thresholds;
Enterococcus count per 100mL
Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)
Enterococcus is an EPA-approved fecal contamination indicator.
Samples taken by citizen scientists trained by Riverkeeper, 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