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Head River
Ontario, Canada
This site is located on a wide section of the Head River as it flows through the Kris Starr Sanctuary, a 100-acre property protected by the Couchiching Conservancy. This site was monitored from 2017 - 2019 by trained community science volunteers.
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Location created by
Couchiching Conservancy
- Group: Couchiching Conservancy : Community Science Water Monitoring Program
- Site ID: WQ11
- Lat: 44.7234726
- Lng: -79.0489569
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Observations summary
Observation tests summary
Air temperature
°C
-1.0
Latest
13.3
Average
Water temperature
°C
10.0
Latest
16.4
Average
Alkalinity
mg/L
120
Latest
98
Average
Nitrates
mg/L
0.0
Latest
0.0
Average
Dissolved oxygen
mg/L
6.5
Latest
6.8
Average
Phosphates total
ppm
0.0
Latest
0.0
Average
Water depth
m
0.4
Latest
0.5
Average
Turbidity
JTU
0
Latest
0
Average
pH (0-14)
7.5
Latest
7.6
Average