Napanee River (between Yarker and Camden East)
Ontario, Canada
Clear, slow moving water throughout the year and approximately 6-7 feet in depth throughout the Summer. The river is approximately 80 feet across at this location. Perfect recreation area for swimming, canoeing, and kayaking.
Small (but portage-able) rapids 1/2 km upstream and 1 km downstream.
Major falls at Yarker and Newburgh, otherwise the river is navigable from the beginning of the Napanee Watershed at the Depot Lakes in the north to the end of the watershed flowing into the Bay of Quinte at the town of Napanee.
Location created by
Lawrence O'Keeffe
- Group: Friends of the Napanee (Ontario, Canada)
- Lat: 44.3591291
- Lng: -76.784842
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
No rain for the last 3+ weeks.... a drought is likely at the current rate.
Napanee River water level is at the normal summertime low .... almost 4 weeks early.
No algae at this point.
Water levels are down over past years at this time of Spring, and the water level is about 4 inches above the normal Summer depth. We started swimming this past week with water temperatures fluctuating between 20-24C.
The Painted Turtles are out, and the young ones are active. We have seen the return of dozens of dragonflies over the last several days. The birds are certainly active at this time ... Ruby-throated hummingbirds, American Goldfinches, Baltimore Orioles to name a few. The migrating ducks which we see every year (Mergansers, Wood Ducks, Buffleheads, etc.) have all pretty much moved on to the north. We were fortunate to see a "herd" of 8 Common Mergansers hanging around over the last couple of weeks. This is extremely uncommon here as we normally only see mated pairs on the river.
Saw a pair of Hooded Mergansers while testing. Water is running fast and is about 28 inches over normal summer depth. The river only froze over twice this winter which is very abnormal. The river was partially open almost all winter.
Algae levels are well down over the last two days which may be due to the cool nights. Water levels are at the summer low and there’s only been 3 mm of rain over the last two weeks. Lots of frogs over the last two weeks.
Hot and dry over last several weeks. NO rain since early June. River temperature lower than normal (high 20's) because of cooler nights (~13-15 C).
As a result, algae is MUCH less prevalent than normal at this time of year.
Dragonflies are back in abundance, and thankfully, honey bees are very numerous in our trefoil fields.
All of my phosphorous test sites (Test Sites 1,2, and 3) are dry because of the lack of rain.
Clear and very strong winds from the SW. Test conducted 5 hours after a rainstorm.
River level about 1' about normal Summer level - dropping on average 1-2" per day. Much less than normal runoff and lower water levels than previous years.
First test of the season because major rainfalls predicted over the next few days. Cloudy most of the day.
Clear and hot ... very abnormal for this late in September.
No rain for the last two weeks, and don’t think the remnants of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas will bring any much-needed rainfall into our region.
Very high humidity and cloudy with a forecast of extended rain over the next several days.
Duckweed has once again disappeared.
I have not seen the total hardness and conductivity readings this low in my last several years on the river ... not sure why, but I am sure that is a good thing (as least as it applies to total hardness) ! It will be interesting to check it again around mid September to see if the trend continues.
Testing just before a major rainstorm later today.
The river level is up 1.5” following the major rainstorm late last week. We received 2.5” inches of rain.
The green algae has started to form at river’s edge, but not near the volume from recent years. This is late in the season compared to normal drier Summers.