Ottawa River

I had to wait this month till someone went ice fishing with a gas-powered auger. It would have taken me over an hour to get through two feet of ice with my hand powered auger.
I'm learning a lot about winter water testing. It's challenging but a lot of fun.😊❄

I didn't invite the dogs today because of how dangerous the ice is this time of year.

It will be a good old-fashioned winter this year with the river frozen over and lots of snow.

I have to remember to bring a pencil the next time because my pen started to freeze. The winter testing is so different from the summer. ❄😄

We have geese and duck families That come around and feel relatively safe here. I love having them around.

This location is on the Ottawa River just above the Carrion Dam. It takes a little longer for the ice to break up here even with the current because of the flow being blocked by the dam.

The next time I test, there should be a lot less ice if not, no ice. One can only hope.😁

Alkalinity changed from 4 mg/L to 40 mg/L by Jonas

Next month they'll be a lot more ice to get through to get to the water.

The next time I test will be through a hole in the ice.😁❄

We still had one length of dock in today. The next test will be from the shore and then perhaps from the ice the month after that.