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Flushing Meadows Corona Park- Meadow Lake

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

162 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Enterococcus Count

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
08/15/2024 1,935 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/08/2024 63 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.1 2.1 0.0 2.6
08/01/2024 108 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
07/25/2024 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
07/18/2024 2,282 Acceptable 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
07/11/2024 4,884 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
06/27/2024 15,531 Acceptable 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
06/20/2024 1,553 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/13/2024 336 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/06/2024 >24196 Beach Advisory 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
05/30/2024 63 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.8
05/23/2024 3,196 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/16/2024 31 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6
09/07/2023 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0