Perch Creek
Ontario, Canada
Wider section of Perch Creek, downstream of Perch Lake and a number of ranches. Testing takes place just downstream of the bridge at Doyle Road. This is a roadside site. The water is tested close to a riffle area in the stream.
This site has been tested by trained community scientists since 2015.
Location created by
Couchiching Conservancy
- Group: Couchiching Conservancy : Community Science Water Monitoring Program
- Site ID: WQ03
- Lat: 44.6398494
- Lng: -78.9228415
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-07-21
Turkey vulture, American goldfinch, white-throated sparrow, leopard frog. Less caddisfly larvae t...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-06-28
Common yellowthroat, red-eyed vireo, veery, Eastern Pheobe, olive-sided flycatcher. High water wi...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-06-14
Water striders, caddisfly larvae in droves, red-eyed vireo calling, many dragonflies and horsefli...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-05-25
A truly terrifying amount of mosquitoes. Cobble and riffle area filled with caddisfly larvae.
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-05-09
Too deep to check on caddisfly hatch and other benthics, too deep to measure depth, heard red-win...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-04-20
New caddisfly hatch, with some larger ones that had built cases already. Chickadees and ducks cal...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-04-05
Heard sandhill cranes and ducks calling in distance, 2 water striders observed, heard chickadees ...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-03-23
Chickadees, ducks, steady breeze with a strong current, algae growing on rocks in streambed, dadd...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2017-02-28
Creek very deep and fast moving, too dangerous to accurately measure depth. Creek was approximate...
Perch Creek : Perch Creek at Doyle Road
Observed on
2016-12-12