St. Marys River

Accessibility - Vegetation, overgrowth, slope, downgrade, uneven, terrain to the water, boulders of varying sizes.
Fishy odour near the location.
Driftwood, birds, vegetation, fishing, lure, litter (boot), bird catching and eating a fish.

Location is good to monitor.
Park/Recreation is also a pollution source in the immediate surroundings.
Wildlife and vegetation observed at the location.

Everything is safe for Environmental Health and Safety Survey. Park/Recreation in the immediate surroundings.

Easy access at the location. Watch out with bare tree branches as they could scratch.
Park/Recreation is also a pollution source in the immediate surroundings.
A community member broke an ampoule from too high, water did not activate the substance in the ampoule after 2 minutes, the dissolved oxygen was only 3 mg/L. Algae is along the shoreline and have not seen this much before at this location.

A dead bird observed near the location. Floating algae on the surface. Algae can be see in the underwater pictures, but it's not so much. The water level seems to be low as compared to normal.
Park is pollution sources in the immediate surroundings

Trail down to shoreline had broken branches, last observation had no indication of access to this area.
Ice on the water surface. Park/Recreation is the immediate pollution source in the surroundings. Why don't we measure the air temperature at the beginning?

To enter the site, walk through the snow-covered slope surrounded by bare trees. The slope can be slippery as it is covered in snow and it is melting. Do not walk on the snow-covered edges, because the water level is low and icy sheet can break and you can fall in to the river. Wear cloths according to the weather. People were walking their dogs in the park. Mallards were observed in the river closer to the monitoring location.
Ice on the surface. Park/Recreation is a pollution source in the immediate surroundings.
The river was flowing slow and calm under natural conditions, but the passage of large ships caused noticeable fluctuation in the water level, creating waves and temporary turbulence.

Big boat passing, there were some potential hazards such as lots of snow could be slippery while testing the water and the entrance was quite slippery as well, there were so many mallards and some plastic garbage were seen at the sight.
Ice on the water surface.

The snowpack is deep so the water has joined the banks that are further than last season. The ice shelf along the bank has cracked and the separation between water and ice can be seen. The ice is melting and there are pockets of thin ice in the thick ice. You must have training or understand this site. What makes this site most dangerous is that the site may change as breakup and the thickness of ice may not be safe tomorrow and the next. EHHS must be conducted everytime.
Ice on the water surface. Park/Recreation is a pollution source in the immediate surroundings.
evidence of water uses: Not currently, as the ice has not broken up. It there are boats parked on the other side of the river.
"It was very windy but the water was unable to turn due to the ice pack. No wildlife- no fowl-
Did a chloride test as a reference for before full spring freshet melt.
To note we are having a slow melt. Warm during the day, cold at night, with some cold days in between the warm days. Highs in past 48 hrs range from -6 to plus 4."

Everything seems pretty clear at the location and no hazard for monitoring. The water level seems lower than usual. Maybe because of a tide or huge ship, the water level on the shoreline was rising and getting lower.