West Humber River
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
The river is fairly shallow at this bend and a small part of the riverbed here is often dry and forms a sort of riverside beach. It is not safe to visit after heavy rains as it will be submerged. It is accessed by a path through the bushes which is between the bridge to Woodbine Mall and the path into the Arboretum's lower woodlands. It is a popular spot for visiting school groups and nature campers to learn to skip stones.
Location created by
Marilyn Campbell
- Group: Water Rangers : 2019 Test strip reading study
- Lat: 43.7232733
- Lng: -79.6088541
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Scum on the surface in the sampling location. Water level is relatively low.
River level is lower than last visit.
River deeper and faster than 10 Jan.
River deeper and faster than Dec 20.
Heard geese, mallards and coyotes?
Half moon, low arcraft overhead.
Water was high, covering the stone beach.
Lots of perching birds around including ruby-crowned kinglet, chickadees, and a brown creeper.
Mammals included a squirrel by the water and a chipmunk along the trail nearby.
- Coincidentally, there were about 25 Grade 6 students doing water testing of their own as part of the Humber Arboretum's River Studies school program
- all the rubber-booted kids standing in the river alerted me to various fish and crayfish
WILDLIFE
- two blue herons; one which flew by and another which strolled right by the testing site
- also some migrating warblers around, although I didn't get a good enough look to ID them
- No visible issues
- Some birds heard but not seen
- Both sides of the river are lined with trees. There is one tree at the water's edge by the testing site; fallen leaves from it were within the testing area. Will try to ID tree later.
- Tree right at testing area has a mushroom growing out of the trunk
- Water temperature may be off; was unable to reach a spot 10 cm deep.