East Branch of Wagg Creek emerges from culvert WAG-E-06a High Priority
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
location of WAG-E-06a using zoom on web app. A green plastic storm pipe of 0.72m inside diameter surfaces the east branch of Wagg Creek. It is the creek. This is a high energy, high flow site. Field measured GPS coordinates in NAD83 are -123.0759570, 49.32744605 in Long and Lat, or UTM 494,481E, 5,463,860N
this site was active under the "Salt Project" and called 20th St Outfall
Location created by
Paul Lhotka
- Site ID: WAG-E-06a
- Lat: 49.3281288
- Lng: -123.0763364
- Waterbody Type: Unknown
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
Latest photos
Foamy water
Noticed visible cloudiness in small pond just below this inflow while on a walk. Grabbed my testing kit from home, but wasn't back in time to get a clear shot of the inflow pipe.
No smell at this location that I could detect. Turbidity approximately 14, vs usual <14
Less than 14 NTU
10 degree surging flow
Wetted width 18cm
Depth 1.3cm. Chlorine 0.0
Flow 6L 1.95 sec capture 90% of flow.
With testers Susan G. and Finn A.
Water had slight cloudiness, but secchi disk clearly visible in tube, turbidity <14 NTU.
Very high energy flow. Grab sample collected ~10m from concrete slab discharge point - unable to approach pipe due to safety. Lower conductivity due to increased water volume. This location more turbid than other locations sampled in same time period. 6PPD-Q sample collected.
Grab sample collected in a cup from discharge point at bottom of concrete slab in the plunge pool.
Conductivity 326 uS at 18.1 deg C.
Water column completely clear - 14 NTU (unable to enter "<" symbol).
YSI probe sampled the east side of plunge pool. YSI readings: Water temp: 16.8 deg C; DO: 10mg/l; Spec Cond: 345; Cond: 305; ph: 7.29; TSS: 124; Turbidity: 5797 NTU
Turbid water. Gray foam on water. Slight smell of sewage.
Water is gray, high turbidity. Visibility is about half a metre foam accumulating. Suspended sediments. Slight smell of soap. BC metre has water temp reading of 8.6°C TDS 250 ppm.
Good volume of water. Slightly cloudy water column.