Esopus Creek Entrance

Entero/Rainfall Table
Entero/Rainfall Plot
Physical/Chemical Data [i]

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 close 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
10/18/2017	4	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3
09/13/2017	9	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/16/2017	4	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/12/2017	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
06/14/2017	1	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05/17/2017	9	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.7
10/17/2016	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/13/2016	15	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/16/2016	<1	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/15/2016	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/18/2016	51	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
08/17/2016	12	Acceptable	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
07/15/2016	16	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
07/14/2016	92	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/17/2016	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/16/2016	49	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05/22/2016	4	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05/19/2016	7	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/30/2015	>2420	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.8	0.6	0.0	1.4
10/14/2015	7	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/25/2015	44	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/13/2015	>2420	Beach Advisory	0.9	1.2	0.1	0.4	2.6
08/28/2015	12	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
08/14/2015	8	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3
07/24/2015	9	Acceptable	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
07/10/2015	5	Acceptable	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.5	1.7
06/26/2015	8	Acceptable	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2
06/13/2015	921	Beach Advisory	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3
05/29/2015	4	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
05/14/2015	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
10/24/2014	68	Beach Advisory	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.5	2.1
10/15/2014	10	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/13/2014	5	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
09/10/2014	24	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/22/2014	16	Acceptable	0.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.1
08/14/2014	121	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/18/2014	15	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.4
07/10/2014	72	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.3
06/23/2014	37	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/15/2014	461	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1
05/23/2014	54	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
05/15/2014	19	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/24/2013	15	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/20/2013	9	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
09/26/2013	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/21/2013	20	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/22/2013	18	Acceptable	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
08/18/2013	20	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/25/2013	365	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	1.2
07/21/2013	16	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
06/27/2013	107	Beach Advisory	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.2
06/23/2013	4	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/06/2013	118	Beach Advisory	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.4
06/03/2013	11	Acceptable	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3
10/18/2012	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5
10/14/2012	24	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/19/2012	>2420	Beach Advisory	0.1	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.5
09/14/2012	2	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/17/2012	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.4
07/24/2012	2	Acceptable	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7
07/20/2012	59	Acceptable	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6
06/19/2012	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/15/2012	2	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.5
05/19/2012	21	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/17/2011	31	Acceptable	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
09/21/2011	79	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
09/18/2011	40	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
08/24/2011	2	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1
08/20/2011	<1	Acceptable	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.0	1.1
07/15/2011	1	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/05/2011	26	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
07/01/2011	5	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5
05/19/2011	1046	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.8
10/15/2010	126	Beach Advisory	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.5
10/14/2010	56	Acceptable	0.0	0.8	0.3	0.1	1.2
09/14/2010	44	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/23/2010	>2420	Beach Advisory	0.1	2.9	0.0	0.0	3.0
08/20/2010	326	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
07/19/2010	6	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
06/18/2010	11	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
05/24/2010	5	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10/22/2009	9	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/17/2009	82	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
08/23/2009	>2420	Beach Advisory	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.6
07/31/2009	1986	Beach Advisory	1.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.4
06/11/2009	12	Acceptable	0.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	1.1
05/14/2009	10	Acceptable	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
10/22/2008	7	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
09/16/2008	2	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3
08/10/2008	10	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.5
08/08/2008	31	Acceptable	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.8
07/16/2008	3	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.6
06/18/2008	19	Acceptable	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
05/21/2008	2	Acceptable	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

94 Samples taken

All Water Quality Parameters

94 Samples taken

Sample Date	[i] Entero Count close 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) close 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 close 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 close 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 close 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 close 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
10/18/2017	4	Acceptable	64.4	0.1	2.3	10.9	95.0
09/13/2017	9	Acceptable	70.9	0.1	4.5	7	101.4
08/16/2017	4	Acceptable	78.3	0.1	4.9	15.9	115.7
07/12/2017	3	Acceptable	79.0	0.1	2.6	42.3	93.0
06/14/2017	1	Acceptable	75.1	0.1	2.8	11.8	106.9
05/17/2017	9	Acceptable	60.2	0.0	1.0	6.0	107.9
10/17/2016	3	Acceptable	61.2	0.1	4.5	39	97
10/13/2016	15	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/16/2016	<1	Acceptable	75.4	0.1	3.3	n/a	97
09/15/2016	6	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/18/2016	51	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/17/2016	12	Acceptable	82.6	0.1	6.8	27	94
07/15/2016	16	Acceptable	81.9	0.1	5.1	10	121
07/14/2016	92	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/17/2016	3	Acceptable	77	0.1	13.6	22	136
06/16/2016	49	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/22/2016	4	Acceptable	63.4	0.1	5.5	21	102
05/19/2016	7	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/30/2015	>2420	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/14/2015	7	Acceptable	60.9	0.1	5.7	23	96
09/25/2015	44	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/13/2015	>2420	Beach Advisory	67.3	0.1	2.5	235	104
08/28/2015	12	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/14/2015	8	Acceptable	78.1	0.1	5.4	8	95
07/24/2015	9	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/10/2015	5	Acceptable	73.3	0.1	3.1	11	108
06/26/2015	8	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/13/2015	921	Beach Advisory	74.4	0.1	4.1	n/a	91
05/29/2015	4	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/14/2015	6	Acceptable	65.6	0.1	5.8	20	n/a
10/24/2014	68	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/15/2014	10	Acceptable	65.4	0.1	3.5	7	103
09/13/2014	5	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/10/2014	24	Acceptable	74.4	0.1	2.7	5	87
08/22/2014	16	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/14/2014	121	Beach Advisory	75.3	0.1	3.3	16	81
07/18/2014	15	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/10/2014	72	Beach Advisory	75.6	0.1	5.3	10	106
06/23/2014	37	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/15/2014	461	Beach Advisory	64.6	0.1	3.8	51	101
05/23/2014	54	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/15/2014	19	Acceptable	64.7	0.1	9.5	5	101
10/24/2013	15	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/20/2013	9	Acceptable	62.6	0.1	4.1	13	100
09/26/2013	6	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/21/2013	20	Acceptable	69	0.1	6	8	103
08/22/2013	18	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/18/2013	20	Acceptable	75.3	0.1	17.2	64	128
07/25/2013	365	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/21/2013	16	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/27/2013	107	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/23/2013	4	Acceptable	76.8	0	1.3	9	115
06/06/2013	118	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/03/2013	11	Acceptable	74.6	0.1	6	9	109
10/18/2012	3	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/14/2012	24	Acceptable	58.7	0.1	4	34	103
09/19/2012	>2420	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/14/2012	2	Acceptable	75.4	0.1	3.5	81	98
08/17/2012	3	Acceptable	80.3	0.2	1.7	8	105
07/24/2012	2	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/20/2012	59	Acceptable	80.3	0.2	3.8	14	90
06/19/2012	6	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/15/2012	2	Acceptable	74.5	0.1	5.3	11	134
05/19/2012	21	Acceptable	64.8	0.1	2	59	106
10/17/2011	31	Acceptable	59.4	0	0.6	76	104
09/21/2011	79	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/18/2011	40	Acceptable	60.6	0.1	0.8	321	104
08/24/2011	2	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/20/2011	<1	Acceptable	76.1	0.1	2.6	30	98
07/15/2011	1	Acceptable	80.6	0.1	6.5	5	n/a
07/05/2011	26	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/01/2011	5	Acceptable	72.1	0.1	1.6	6	n/a
05/19/2011	1046	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10/15/2010	126	Beach Advisory	55.4	0	1.5	127	100
10/14/2010	56	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
09/14/2010	44	Acceptable	70.2	0.1	6.5	12	81
08/23/2010	>2420	Beach Advisory	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/20/2010	326	Beach Advisory	80.1	0.1	7	4	108
07/19/2010	6	Acceptable	84.4	0.1	5.9	4	95
06/18/2010	11	Acceptable	71.7	0.1	8.3	10	96
05/24/2010	5	Acceptable	73.3	0.1	7	3	109
10/22/2009	9	Acceptable	54.1	0.1	4.5	11	106
09/17/2009	82	Beach Advisory	68.1	0.1	3.4	14	96
08/23/2009	>2420	Beach Advisory	72.9	0.1	3.5	44	104
07/31/2009	1986	Beach Advisory	69.4	0.1	3.9	38	105
06/11/2009	12	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/14/2009	10	Acceptable	61.9	0.1	10.7	5	100
10/22/2008	7	Acceptable	55.2	0.1	9.9	9	99
09/16/2008	2	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/10/2008	10	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
08/08/2008	31	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
07/16/2008	3	Acceptable	83.2	0.1	4.6	19	138
06/18/2008	19	Acceptable	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
05/21/2008	2	Acceptable	59.6	0.1	12.6	3	114

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 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:

Saugerties, NY
Just in from the lighthouse, there is kayaking, boating, occasional swimming and fishing.

Agencies Responsible:

Ulster County Dept. of Health: 845-340-3010 and NYSDEC Region 3: 845-256-3000

Esopus Creek Entrance

Physical/Chemical Data

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

Entero Count

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

All Water Quality Parameters

Entero Count

Temperature

Salinity

Chlorophyll

Turbidity

Oxygen

Water Quality*

Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)

What do the Numbers Mean?

About this location:

Agencies Responsible:

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Esopus Creek Entrance

Physical/Chemical Data

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall

Entero Count

Entero Count (fecal indicator) and Rainfall Correlation

All Water Quality Parameters

Entero Count

Temperature

Salinity

Chlorophyll

Turbidity

Oxygen

Water Quality*

Prior Four Day Rainfall(in inches)

What do the Numbers Mean?

About this location:

Agencies Responsible:

More Information:

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Prior Four Day Rainfall
(in inches)