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Coeymans Landing

Coeymans Landing
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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

94 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
08/24/2023 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/20/2023 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.9
06/29/2023 28 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.6
05/04/2023 144 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0
10/13/2022 91 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/13/2022 48 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/22/2022 29 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
07/18/2022 37 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/16/2022 61 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/26/2022 44 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
10/28/2021 >2420 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.9
09/16/2021 299 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.8
08/19/2021 105 Beach Advisory 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
07/22/2021 313 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.9
06/10/2021 62 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
05/20/2021 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/17/2020 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
09/21/2020 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2020 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/17/2020 57 Acceptable 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5
06/19/2020 38 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/29/2020 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/11/2019 151 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
09/13/2019 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/09/2019 42 Acceptable 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.4 1.3
07/12/2019 32 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/08/2019 69 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.1
05/11/2019 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
10/13/2018 1733 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.6
09/13/2018 79 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.1
08/17/2018 35 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/20/2018 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
06/16/2018 23 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3
05/09/2018 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
10/19/2017 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/14/2017 17 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/17/2017 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/13/2017 73 Beach Advisory 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
06/15/2017 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/18/2017 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
10/18/2016 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2016 128 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/18/2016 93 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
07/16/2016 36 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
06/18/2016 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
05/23/2016 24 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/15/2015 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/14/2015 411 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.1 2.3
08/15/2015 4 Acceptable 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6
07/11/2015 222 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
06/13/2015 20 Acceptable 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
05/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
10/16/2014 123 Beach Advisory 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4
09/10/2014 4 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/14/2014 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
07/10/2014 84 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 2.3
06/15/2014 1733 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.0
05/15/2014 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
10/21/2013 5 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
09/21/2013 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/19/2013 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/21/2013 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/24/2013 34 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
06/04/2013 1986 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.1
10/15/2012 7 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.6
09/15/2012 21 Acceptable 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
08/18/2012 19 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3
07/21/2012 2 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
06/16/2012 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/16/2011 1986 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.3 1.6
09/19/2011 63 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
08/21/2011 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
07/14/2011 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
07/02/2011 15 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.1
05/19/2011 488 Beach Advisory 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.7
10/16/2010 649 Beach Advisory 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
09/14/2010 22 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2
07/19/2010 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.7
06/18/2010 16 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3
05/25/2010 1 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10/23/2009 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2009 12 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2009 770 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.8
07/31/2009 261 Beach Advisory 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.0 1.9
06/12/2009 20 Acceptable 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.1
05/15/2009 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
10/23/2008 3 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
09/17/2008 11 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
08/09/2008 194 Beach Advisory 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 1.5
07/17/2008 8 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
06/19/2008 14 Acceptable 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4
05/22/2008 <1 Acceptable 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

94 Samples taken

All Water Quality Parameters

94 Samples taken

Sample Date [i] Entero 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 [i] Temp (f)
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Temperature

Hudson River water temperature changes seasonally. Surface water temperature can change on small scales in the river reflecting natural and human influences.

[i] Salinity
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Salinity

Estuaries like the Hudson are where freshwaters in rivers meet the sea. Salinity tells us about the relative contribution of fresh and salt water within a particular region of the estuary. 

[i] Chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll

A measure of the amount of microscopic algae present in the water. High chlorophyll counts can mean high levels of the nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen, and the threat, or presence, of algae blooms.

[i] Turbidity
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Turbidity

Turbidity is a measure of the amount of fine particles suspended in the water. As turbidity rises, light penetration, a key factor for aquatic plants and algae, diminishes.

[i] Oxygen
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Oxygen

Oxygen concentrations in the water are closely connected to biological activities. Surface waters are typically in equilibrium with the atmosphere such that the oxygen concentration near the surface is close to fully saturated (100%).

Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort Sort
08/24/2023 19 Acceptable 22.62 0.08 1.97 1.1 97
07/20/2023 >2420 Beach Advisory 23.88 0.14 2.03 27.1 95.2
06/29/2023 28 Acceptable 75.5 0.1 2.1 14.5 84.6
05/04/2023 144 Beach Advisory 52.1 0.1 2.3 27.3 102.5
10/13/2022 91 Beach Advisory 60.1 0.2 2.3 4.6 90
09/13/2022 48 Acceptable 74 0.2 2.9 7.3 81.8
08/22/2022 29 Acceptable 79.3 0.1 5.1 7.8 88.4
07/18/2022 37 Acceptable 79.1 0.1 10.6 12.5 101.5
06/16/2022 61 Beach Advisory 73.2 0.1 3.1 13.9 88.7
05/26/2022 44 Acceptable 69.1 0.1 2.3 17.8 n/a
10/28/2021 >2420 Beach Advisory 53.852 0.1 3.79 247.4 104.4
09/16/2021 299 Beach Advisory 70.052 0.11 1.63 17.8 96.7
08/19/2021 105 Beach Advisory 77.828 0.1 2.34 9.9 93
07/22/2021 313 Beach Advisory 75.128 0.1 2.14 45.1 103.1
06/10/2021 62 Beach Advisory 73.094 0.18 2.65 12 97.8
05/20/2021 5 Acceptable 64.634 0.14 1.98 9.1 95.7
10/17/2020 34 Acceptable 60.512 0.16 7.62 6.9 106.2
09/21/2020 12 Acceptable 67.91 0.14 10.08 9.5 108.7
08/17/2020 22 Acceptable 80.996 0.13 8.41 8.7 100.7
07/17/2020 57 Acceptable 80.366 0.14 5.23 12.6 89.1
06/19/2020 38 Acceptable 77.45 0.15 14.1 9.2 119
05/29/2020 23 Acceptable 71.816 0.12 2.09 7.3 94.8
10/11/2019 151 Beach Advisory 60.656 0.15 2.48 7.4 97.8
09/13/2019 19 Acceptable 71.222 0.13 4.01 9.1 94.3
08/09/2019 42 Acceptable 80.474 0.14 11.27 8.3 105.1
07/12/2019 32 Acceptable 79.268 0.09 3.14 13.5 90.7
06/08/2019 69 Beach Advisory 67.37 0.1 2.07 13.6 102.1
05/11/2019 23 Acceptable 56.354 0.09 1.63 8.8 100.8
10/13/2018 1733 Beach Advisory 62.78 0.13 2.01 16.7 96.3
09/13/2018 79 Beach Advisory 71.528 0.13 3.44 8.2 86
08/17/2018 35 Acceptable 78.638 0.13 4.12 8.7 94.1
07/20/2018 19 Acceptable 81.788 0.13 12.61 8 120.6
06/16/2018 23 Acceptable 72.554 0.14 10.56 10.3 104.4
05/09/2018 7 Acceptable 58.154 0.08 1.64 7.5 104.6
10/19/2017 19 Acceptable 63.104 0.13 5.86 13.3 91.9
09/14/2017 17 Acceptable 68.648 0.12 4.02 8.4 95.9
08/17/2017 15 Acceptable 76.82 0.11 2.42 13.2 89.6
07/13/2017 73 Beach Advisory 75.632 0.09 0.66 24.4 94.5
06/15/2017 2 Acceptable 72.536 0.08 1.56 10.1 97.4
05/18/2017 1 Acceptable 60.566 0.08 1.23 34.5 106.9
10/18/2016 4 Acceptable 62.474 0.13 1.71 39.6 92
09/17/2016 128 Beach Advisory 75.056 0.13 1.77 n/a 87.1
08/18/2016 93 Beach Advisory 82.778 0.12 0.63 25.8 96.8
07/16/2016 36 Acceptable 79.52 0.15 7.39 13.9 100
06/18/2016 3 Acceptable 72.554 0.13 0.68 31.8 98.1
05/23/2016 24 Acceptable 63.158 0.11 0.21 26.3 96.4
10/15/2015 1 Acceptable 60.926 0.17 3.59 15.9 102.3
09/14/2015 411 Beach Advisory 76.676 0.15 4.38 34.4 93.4
08/15/2015 4 Acceptable 78.89 0.13 17.22 23 117.2
07/11/2015 222 Beach Advisory 73.868 0.1 1.75 24.5 96.7
06/13/2015 20 Acceptable 72.77 0.12 2.13 6.6 93
05/14/2015 <1 Acceptable 69.278 0.12 0.69 12.8 n/a
10/16/2014 123 Beach Advisory 62.546 0.16 21.71 23.2 104.4
09/10/2014 4 Acceptable 76.37 0.13 1.25 22.5 101.4
08/14/2014 5 Acceptable 77.09 0.13 5.38 20.5 98.7
07/10/2014 84 Beach Advisory 77.576 0.13 1.34 34.1 96.9
06/15/2014 1733 Beach Advisory 69.08 0.11 0.05 124.5 105.4
05/15/2014 15 Acceptable 61.988 0.09 0.92 11.7 100.7
10/21/2013 5 Acceptable 61.772 0.13 2.18 154 98.2
09/21/2013 12 Acceptable 67.334 0.15 4.59 47.2 96.5
08/19/2013 7 Acceptable 74.624 0.15 1.2 14.1 90.1
07/21/2013 22 Acceptable 82.796 0.09 0.82 37.3 95
06/24/2013 34 Acceptable 75.002 0.13 1.33 43.2 105.4
06/04/2013 1986 Beach Advisory 68.99 0.09 0.94 162.7 94.7
10/15/2012 7 Acceptable 59.27 0.13 1.81 41.2 98.2
09/15/2012 21 Acceptable 73.58 0.12 1.68 109.7 93.5
08/18/2012 19 Acceptable 80.096 0.17 1.27 19.2 93.9
07/21/2012 2 Acceptable 82.454 0.17 8.39 17.7 101.1
06/16/2012 6 Acceptable 74.588 0.13 1.46 28 101.9
05/20/2012 11 Acceptable 67.172 0.11 1.07 41.5 102.7
10/16/2011 1986 Beach Advisory 60.998 0.13 0.67 58 99.5
09/19/2011 63 Beach Advisory 66.11 0.12 0.77 37.2 101.5
08/21/2011 12 Acceptable 76.784 0.13 2.49 41.8 91.7
07/14/2011 6 Acceptable 80.51 0.08 3.52 38.2 97.8
07/02/2011 15 Acceptable 73.616 0.1 0.62 15.8 n/a
05/19/2011 488 Beach Advisory n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
10/16/2010 649 Beach Advisory 55.778 0.1 1.04 16.1 96.3
09/14/2010 22 Acceptable 70.988 0.12 9.59 n/a 93.5
08/21/2010 8 Acceptable 77.738 0.13 9.2 n/a 95.2
07/19/2010 11 Acceptable 82.22 0.12 16.97 11.5 87.9
06/18/2010 16 Acceptable 73.058 0.15 3.46 26.8 98.9
05/25/2010 1 Acceptable 69.764 0.13 0.53 133.7 94.7
10/23/2009 6 Acceptable 51.008 0.12 0.55 60.9 94.7
09/17/2009 12 Acceptable 69.134 0.14 6.86 15.7 98.1
08/24/2009 770 Beach Advisory 78.854 0.13 2 76 90.8
07/31/2009 261 Beach Advisory 75.254 0.13 0.11 43 101.5
06/12/2009 20 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/15/2009 8 Acceptable 62.87 n/a 0.91 10.8 103
10/23/2008 3 Acceptable 54.356 0.14 3.55 10.9 94.9
09/17/2008 11 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/09/2008 194 Beach Advisory n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2008 8 Acceptable 79.61 0.14 2.62 21.6 102.4
06/19/2008 14 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/22/2008 <1 Acceptable 59.234 0.12 7.3 24.4 101.2

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 Riverkeeper, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and CUNY Queens College staff, 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

About this location:

Coeymans, NY
This sampling site is at a village park which has a fishing pier, a marina, and a launch ramp for kayaks.

Agencies Responsible:

Albany County Dept. of Health: 518-447-4580, Rensselear County Dept. of Health: 518-270-2655, and NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

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