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Albany Dunn Bridge

Albany Dunn Bridge

About this location:

ALERT: This site is never safe for swimming or fishing

In the heart of the port of Albany, contact includes kayaking, team rowing, and swimming from recreational boats. The site also has fishing from shore and from boats.

The data displayed on these pages relates to the levels of sewage indicating microbes. Even though the levels on a single days can fall within acceptable levels for Enterococcus, these locations are not necessarily acceptable for swimming. Other water quality parameters not reported on this web site such as chemical contamination and floatables should cause users to exercise caution at this site.

Agencies Responsible:

Agencies responsible for water quality testing in this region: Albany County Dept. of Health: 518-447-4580 or NYSDEC Region 4: 518-357-2045

Water Quality, Enterococcus Count and Precipitation

13 Samples taken

Sample Date [i]Enterococcus
Count		 Quality Rain, day
of (in)		 Prior Day 2 Days
Prior		 3 Days
Prior		 5 Days
Prior
10/23/2009 49 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
09/17/2009 43 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
08/24/2009 76 Unacceptable 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.8 3.0
07/31/2009 2421 Unacceptable 0.6 0.9 1.9 1.9 2.4
06/13/2009 32 Acceptable 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.5
05/16/2009 84 Unacceptable 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
05/15/2009 88 Unacceptable 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
10/23/2008 10 Acceptable 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
09/18/2008 50 Possible Risk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
08/09/2008 20 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 2.8
07/17/2008 6 Acceptable 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
06/19/2008 59 Possible Risk 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.7
05/22/2008 32 Acceptable 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Basic Sampling Data

13 Samples taken

Sample Date [i]Enterococcus
Count		 Quality Temperature
(f)		 Salinity Chlorophyll Turbidity Oxygen
10/23/2009 49 Possible Risk 51.0 0.1 0.3 23 99
09/17/2009 43 Possible Risk 69.9 0.1 2.1 4 98
08/24/2009 76 Unacceptable 77.9 0.1 1.6 63 100
07/31/2009 2421 Unacceptable 73.1 0.1 2.2 19 101
06/13/2009 32 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/16/2009 84 Unacceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/15/2009 88 Unacceptable 61.7 n/a 0.9 6 104
10/23/2008 10 Acceptable 53.6 0.1 1.2 5 94
09/18/2008 50 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
08/09/2008 20 Acceptable n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
07/17/2008 6 Acceptable 80.0 0.1 2.9 17 104
06/19/2008 59 Possible Risk n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
05/22/2008 32 Acceptable 59.2 0.1 6.0 6 102

Rainfall data comes from wunderground.com. It is added daily to show cumulative amounts.

Acceptable Color
Enterococcus count (under 35/100ml) is acceptable by EPA standards*
Possible Risk Color
Enterococcus count (between 35 and 104/100ml), if sustained over time, would be unacceptable by EPA standards*
Unacceptable Color
Enterococcus count (over 104/100ml) is unacceptable by EPA standards*

What do the Numbers Mean?

We have based our assessment of acceptable water quality on the federal guidelines outlined in the 2000 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Learn More