Mundy Park

Mundy Lake

Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

The test area is the south-west side of Mundy Lake; approximately 50 m north of the Mundy Creek outflow.
There is a very slow, visible flow south , it has natural debris on the surface, there is no algae, tea water colour, clear clarity, no odour. Vegetation such as moss, lady fern, cedar trees, bushes such as huckleberry and salal are right at the edge of the water. Western pond lilies are present on the surface at the lake, but not at the testing site. Submerged tree fall is present in the lake and near the testing site. The ground adjacent to the lake is boggy. Bears can be present in the park.

Location created by
C E Thomson
  • Group: Burke Mountain Naturalists
  • Site ID: 49.25759 N, 122.82923 W
  • Lat: 49.2573442
  • Lng: -122.829423
  • Waterbody Type: Lake
  • Timezone: America/Vancouver

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Very high water level, trails flooded, atmospheric river 8 days ago
Surface mat of algae growth observed on surface of lake in other locations (not at sampling site)

pH reading obtained with BCIT Hanna combo pen pH meter: 4.92
BCIT Hanna oxygen meter dissolved oxygen reading meter: 73 % (6.57 mg/L)
Our dissolved oxygen comparator vials expired in Sept./2024.

27 Oct 09:15 by C E Thomson

lots of surface mat of usual plant/algae matter

29 Sep 09:55 by C E Thomson

pH obtained using test strips, pH may be out of test strip range
black capped chickadee
red breasted nuthatch
song sparrow
golden crowned kinglet

25 Aug 09:55 by C E Thomson

This is the second pH reading obtained using the water rangers pH meter.
Bullfrog
insect hatch
Pacific sloped flycatcher
Pine siskin
Anna's hummingbird

28 Jul 09:28 by C E Thomson

pH recorded with pH meter (19.9 C)
lily pads observed on surface
1 bull frog
1 American robin, Swainson's thrush, warbling vireo, Red Cross bill (identified with Merlin app)
1 Pacific sloped fly catcher, 1 hermit thrush, 1 Western tanager

30 Jun 10:20 by C E Thomson

Song sparrow heard
Some flooding of trail

26 May 10:00 by C E Thomson

High water level, some trail flooding
Attempted to use new calibrated pH meter, but question the result of a pH value of 8.7 obtained

28 Apr 09:20 by C E Thomson

pollen observed on surface of lake
2 pairs of mallards observed
pine siskin, pacific wren, purple finch, house finch, black capped chickadee heard and confirmed by Merlin app
water level is high, some flooding on trails around the lake

31 Mar 09:35 by C E Thomson

Unable to reach usual location due to flooding of trail; utilized closest location to original location that was accessible: coordinates of today's location:49.25786 N; 122.82774 W
Water Depth not able to be recorded....please note when looking at data trends for water depth (no depth data recorded on Jan. 28/24)

28 Jan 09:56 by C E Thomson

1 common raven observed
1 fox sparrow observed
Water level noticeably higher than last month

31 Dec 10:55 by C E Thomson