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Inwood- Harlem River, Muscota Marsh rowing dock

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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

109 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
10/03/2019 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/26/2019 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
09/19/2019 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/12/2019 95 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/05/2019 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/29/2019 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/22/2019 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/08/2019 75 Beach Advisory 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 1.4
08/01/2019 122 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
07/18/2019 1,039 Acceptable 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 2.3
07/11/2019 31 Acceptable 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
06/27/2019 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
06/20/2019 75 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.8
06/13/2019 175 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.6 1.1
06/06/2019 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/30/2019 592 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0
05/23/2019 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/04/2018 132 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
09/27/2018 399 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.0 2.2
09/20/2018 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
09/13/2018 197 Beach Advisory 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.2
09/06/2018 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/30/2018 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/23/2018 909 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.8
08/16/2018 909 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 1.5
08/09/2018 158 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.9
08/02/2018 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.5
07/26/2018 512 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.9
07/19/2018 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.2
07/12/2018 612 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/05/2018 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/28/2018 97 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/21/2018 262 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
06/14/2018 134 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/07/2018 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/31/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/24/2018 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
09/28/2017 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/21/2017 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/14/2017 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/31/2017 30 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
08/17/2017 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
08/10/2017 74 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
08/03/2017 1296 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/06/2017 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
06/29/2017 96 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
06/22/2017 108 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4
06/15/2017 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
06/08/2017 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
06/01/2017 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
05/25/2017 86 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2
05/18/2017 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/29/2016 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
09/22/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
09/08/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/01/2016 63 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
08/18/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2
08/11/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
08/04/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/28/2016 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
07/21/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
07/14/2016 52 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 106 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6
06/23/2016 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2016 41 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/09/2016 561 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
06/02/2016 253 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7
05/26/2016 <10 Acceptable 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
10/01/2015 52 Acceptable 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 1.5
09/24/2015 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/10/2015 1616 Beach Advisory 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6
09/03/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/27/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/20/2015 110 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
08/13/2015 4107 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
08/06/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
07/30/2015 <10 Acceptable 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.3
07/23/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/16/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
07/09/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
07/01/2015 158 Beach Advisory 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7
06/25/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/18/2015 146 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.8
06/11/2015 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/04/2015 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 1.1
05/28/2015 216 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
05/21/2015 <10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/25/2014 350 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
09/18/2014 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
09/11/2014 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/04/2014 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/28/2014 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2014 <10 Acceptable 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
08/14/2014 41 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7
08/07/2014 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/31/2014 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
07/24/2014 594 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
07/17/2014 120 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 1.8
07/10/2014 52 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.5
07/02/2014 31 Acceptable 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
06/26/2014 20 Acceptable 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/19/2014 86 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
06/12/2014 41 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.7
06/05/2014 6867 Beach Advisory 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0
05/29/2014 31 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/22/2014 110 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

109 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:

This site is no longer actively sampled. Site Coordinator: Noelle Thurlow

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

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