East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0

East end of Milford Millpond on Black River

Milford, Ontario, Canada

Millpond empties at this end over the damn into the Black River where it begins it's journey into Lake Ontario many KM away to the south and east of here.

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Don Ross

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No rain in past 24 hrs but have had 54 MM in prior 24 hrs and another 50 Mm in previous few weeks, so there is a good flow of water once again over the dam and down the river. It's been so dry all summer that there has been no water here to test until now. Lots of Canada Geese on the Millpond above the dam. Large dead carp or sucker stuck on the rocks beside where we test.....may have been left there by fisherman?

02 Nov 14:25 by Don Ross

Will have to wait until we hopefully get some fall rains so there is some water flowing again over the dam from the pond into the river, as this region of PEC has been so dry all summer long.

27 Aug 14:45 by Don Ross

Sunny and calm muggy day. Barely any rainfall over past few weeks and this is shown by how low the river is and how little water is trickling over the dam from millpond now. Some minnows can be seen in the water, mosquitoes , black flies and water bugs and some birds heard but not seen.

08 Jul 15:30 by Don Ross

Sunny & calm day with no rain in past 24 hrs. No signs of birds or insects here today and surprisingly, no garbage or cans, etc Hooray :)

18 May 13:05 by Don Ross

Sunny day with just a few clouds and moderate winds. 3 MM of snow overnight has mostly gone now. Plastic water bottles and coffee cup washed up in the foam along shore so took them away for recycling and garbage. Very strong flows of water over the dam and into the river so our test was done from shore....as summer goes along and this area dries up we need to go out along the rocks into mid stream to get enough water to test. Wish it could stay like this forever.

01 Apr 14:20 by Don Ross

About 4 mm rain & wet snow over past 24 hours. Overcast and calm now.

17 Nov 14:45 by Don Ross

About 50 MM rainfall in past 48 hours but river is still dry as a bone with no water flowing over the dam at all and just small pools of water sitting along the rocks of our test site. Lots of green algae and rock slime. Some geese can be heard on the millpond above the dam. Picked up & recycled some cans & plastic bottles here.

26 Sep 16:30 by Don Ross

Only 1 Mm rainfall in past 24 hours, No water at all flowing over the dam for the past month or so and river bed is extremely dry. Had to walk out to middle to find some water to test which is indication of how dry this summer has been here. Lots of green algae and scum on water. Some birds can be heard and a few mosquitoes around.

16 Aug 19:30 by Don Ross

Just under 6 mm rainfall past 24 hours. Sunny and calm winds today. Barely a trickle of water flowing over the dam from Millpond into the river now. Still some flow to the river though. Some birds heard but not seen....waterbugs on surface. Lots of white pollen floating in the air and on the ground & water.

25 Jun 09:40 by Don Ross

No rain in past 24 hours. Sunny, warm and mild winds. Water running over dam but not very heavily. Water in river has bit of a stagnant smell and green algae bloom forming along the bottom. Lots of waterbugs on the surface , blackflies and songbirds about in the trees. Some plastic bottles, styrofoam and a tarp along the shoreline but I just had my bike so couldn’t bring them home to recycle...will get another time.

25 May 14:55 by Don Ross