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Flushing Creek

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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

120 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
09/21/2023 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
09/14/2023 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.4 1.5
08/24/2023 504 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2023 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.0 1.8
08/17/2023 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.0 1.8
08/10/2023 98 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
08/10/2023 98 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.7
08/03/2023 457 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/03/2023 457 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/27/2023 645 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
07/20/2023 505 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.3
07/13/2023 657 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/06/2023 368 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.8
06/29/2023 3169 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
06/22/2023 121 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/15/2023 265 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5
06/02/2023 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/25/2023 683 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/29/2022 464 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/22/2022 4611 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/15/2022 2105 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2
09/08/2022 4325 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/01/2022 131 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/25/2022 313 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
08/18/2022 3609 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/11/2022 5475 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/04/2022 708 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2022 5475 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
07/14/2022 1664 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/07/2022 204 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/30/2022 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
06/23/2022 1059 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/16/2022 2014 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/09/2022 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/01/2020 19863 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.6
09/24/2020 173 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2020 712 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/10/2020 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2020 563 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5
08/13/2020 2510 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.8
08/06/2020 1139 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.1
07/30/2020 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/23/2020 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.4
07/16/2020 156 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/03/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/26/2019 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/19/2019 341 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2019 613 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/05/2019 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/29/2019 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/22/2019 11199 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/15/2019 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/08/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.4
08/01/2019 528 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
07/18/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.3
07/11/2019 211 Beach Advisory 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06/27/2019 1780 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
06/20/2019 1872 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.8
06/13/2019 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 1.1
06/06/2019 181 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/30/2019 24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0
05/23/2019 3873 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/04/2018 285 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
09/27/2018 5748 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 2.2
09/20/2018 3968 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
09/13/2018 8297 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.2
09/06/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/30/2018 74 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2018 116 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.8
08/16/2018 116 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.5
08/09/2018 15531 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9
08/02/2018 145 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5
07/26/2018 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.9
07/12/2018 1211 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/05/2018 281 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2018 5475 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/21/2018 4884 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
06/14/2018 73 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/31/2018 254 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/24/2018 187 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
09/28/2017 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/21/2017 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/14/2017 282 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
09/07/2017 5794 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/31/2017 428 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/24/2017 169 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
08/17/2017 4106 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
08/10/2017 9804 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
08/03/2017 146 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/27/2017 2187 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
07/20/2017 169 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/13/2017 1017 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/06/2017 3448 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
06/29/2017 2014 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
06/22/2017 161 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4
06/15/2017 8664 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
06/08/2017 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/01/2017 175 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
05/25/2017 3654 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2
05/18/2017 4160 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2016 144 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/22/2016 228 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
09/15/2016 24196 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
09/08/2016 253 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/01/2016 275 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
08/25/2016 71 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/11/2016 52 Acceptable 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/04/2016 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2016 106 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
07/21/2016 84 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
07/14/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/07/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.2
06/30/2016 74 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
06/23/2016 74 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 63 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/09/2016 350 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
06/02/2016 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7
05/26/2016 345 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
05/19/2016 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

120 Samples taken

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 citizen scientists and processed at laboratories that aren't directly affiliated with Riverkeeper, using methods and study designs that are consistent with Riverkeeper's Hudson River and Citizen Testing programs.

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:

The dock in this state park is used by the Long island City Community Boathouse and HarborLAB for free public kayaking programs. Site Coordinator: Josue Silvestre. Site Sponsor: HarborLAB. These samples are processed by LaGuardia Community College (Holly Porter-Morgan).

Agencies Responsible:

NYCDEP: 212-639-9675; NYSDEC Region 2: 718-482-4933

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