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The Following Table Contains Links to Chautauqua Lake Data and Surveys.

Click here to view an interactive Chautauqua Lake Dashboard.
2025 Chautauqua Lake SymposiumClick here to view a recording of the 2025 Chautauqua Lake Symposium hosted by Chautauqua County.
North Carolina State University Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey Results August 2024Please click the links below to access the 2024 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey, which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2024
Tables and Figures – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2024 – Tables and Figures
SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2024 Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Macrophyte SurveyPlease click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2024 Chautauqua Lake Aquatic Macrophyte Survey.
Rooney’s Aquatic Biologists Insect Herbivore Monitoring in
Chautauqua Lake 2024		Please click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Rooney’s Aquatic Biologists Insect Herbivore Monitoring in Chautauqua Lake 2024.
Long-Term Management Plan For Submersed Aquatic Vegetation At Chautauqua Lake, NY (2024-2028)Please click the link below to access the Long-Term Management Plan For Submersed Aquatic Vegetation At Chautauqua Lake, NY (2024-2028), which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Long-Term Management Plan For Submersed Aquatic Vegetation At Chautauqua Lake, NY (2024-2028)
2024 Chautauqua Lake SymposiumClick here to view a recording of the 2024 Chautauqua Lake Symposium hosted by Chautauqua County.
The Jefferson Project at Chautauqua Lake: 2023 Final Report
Click here to view The Jefferson Project at Chautauqua Lake’s 2023 Final Report, which was presented to the Chautauqua County Legislature on January 24, 2024. Click here to view the report’s public question-and-answer document.
To view a video recording of the presentation please click here.
North Carolina State University Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey Results August 2023Please click the links below to access the 2023 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey, which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2023
Tables and Figures – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2023 – Tables and Figures
SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2023 Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Survey Please click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2023 Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Survey.
Rooney’s Aquatic Biologists Insect Herbivore Monitoring in
Chautauqua Lake 2023		Please click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Rooney’s Aquatic Biologists Insect Herbivore Monitoring in Chautauqua Lake 2023.
2023 Chautauqua Lake ConferenceClick here to view updates from Chautauqua Lake researchers.
Racine-Johnson 2022 Report on Invertebrate Herbivores in Chautauqua LakePlease click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Racine-Johnson 2022 Report on Invertebrate Herbivores in Chautauqua Lake.
SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2022 Chautauqua Lake Plant SurveyPlease click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Late Summer 2022 Chautauqua Lake Plant Survey.
North Carolina State University Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey Results August 2022Please click the links below to access the 2022 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey, which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2022
Tables and Figures – Chautauqua Lake Survey Report – Fall 2022 – Tables and Figures
2022 Chautauqua Lake Water Quality Conference hosted by Chautauqua InstitutionClick here to view updates from Chautauqua Lake researchers.
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North Carolina State University Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey Results August 2021Please click the links below to access the 2021 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey, which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Chautauqua Survey Report – Fall 2021_FINAL
Tables and Figures – Tables and Figures – Fall 2021
2020 Maps – Updated EWM Acreage Maps – Fall 2020
Racine-Johnson 2022 Report On 2021 Harvesting Operation Plant LossesPlease click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Racine-Johnson 2022 Report On 2021 Harvesting Operation Plant Losses.
Late Summer 2021 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic
Macrophyte Community and Associated Invertebrates		Please click the link below to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Late Summer 2021 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic.
Macrophyte Community and Associated Invertebrates by Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists.
Spring 2021 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic
Macrophyte Community and Associated Invertebrates		Please click here to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Spring 2021 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic
Macrophyte Community and Associated Invertebrates by Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists.
2021 Chautauqua Lake Water Quality Research PanelClick here to view updates from Chautauqua Lake researchers.
*Link currently unavailable. 
2020 Chautauqua Lake Water Quality Research PanelClick here to view updates from Chautauqua Lake researchers.
*Link currently unavailable. 
2020 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation SurveyPlease click the links below to access the 2020 Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey, which was prepared by North Carolina State University and submitted to the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP).
Final Report – Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey – Final Report
Tables and Figures – Chautauqua Lake Monitoring Program Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Survey – Tables and Figures
Video – Chautauqua Vegetation Video
2020 Third-Party Monitor for Chautauqua Lake Herbicide TreatmentsPlease follow the embedded link for the Independent Third-Party Monitor For Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Management – 2020 Herbicide Treatment Program Report by Princeton Hydro.
Fall 2020 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic Macrophyte Community and Estimates of the Associated Invertebrate CommunityPlease click here to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the Fall 2020 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic Macrophyte Community and Estimates of the Associated Invertebrate Community by Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists.
2020 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic Macrophyte Community Determined by a Late Spring SurveyPlease click here to visit the Chautauqua Lake Association’s website to read the 2020 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic Macrophyte Community Determined by a Late Spring Survey by Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists. 
Limnological Differences in a Two-Basin Lake Help to Explain the Occurrence of Anatoxin-a, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins, and MicrocystinsSee the link below for a recent publication about a multiple-year analysis of Chautauqua Lake algal blooms.
Limnological Differences in a Two-Basin Lake Help to Explain the Occurrence of Anatoxin-a, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins, and Microcystins.
Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologist’s Letter March 24, 2020Please click the embedded link to read the March 24, 2020 Letter from Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists regarding Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists’ research at Chautauqua Lake on the aquatic plant community ecosystem and the 2019 Spring and Late Summer/Early Fall Plant Survey Reports.
2019 Delineation of Aquatic Vegetation in Chautauqua LakeBelow is the Fall 2019 Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Survey by SOLitude Lake Management. 
Please note this fall survey did not include Ellicott, Celoron, and part of Lakewood, which are scheduled to be surveyed in Spring 2020.
2019 Delineation of Aquatic Vegetation in Chautauqua Lake
SOLitude Lake Management Comment Letter January 9, 2020Please click the link embedded in the text to read the SOLitude Lake Management Comment Letter regarding the Racine-Johnson Fall 2019 Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Survey.
Late Summer/Early Fall 2019 Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte SurveyPlease click here to read the 2019 Status of Chautauqua Lake’s Aquatic Macrophyte Community Determined by a Late Summer/Early Fall Survey and Estimates of the Associated Invertebrate Community by Racine-Johnson Aquatic Ecologists.
2019 Third-Party Monitor for Chautauqua Lake Herbicide Treatments Please follow the the embedded link for the 2019 Independent Third-Party Monitor For Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Management – 2019 Herbicide Treatment Program by Princeton Hydro.