Grand River
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Location created by
Alex Patterson
- Group: Test Strip Reading Study : 2020 OTF
- Lat: 43.4777999
- Lng: -80.4228991
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Light rain. Rain past 12 hours. Railway bridge upstream smells strongly of creosote. Updated notes once home
Two osprey hunting, 1 caught 6" fish and returned toward nesting location. Multiple canoers passed @ 9:45. Test kit thermometer registering abnormally high; 55° in shade and water so air temp substituted from weather forecast (Google Weather). Many fish jumping. Smells of creosote and algae. Ph strip colour not matching key (pink). Used two strips to confirm.
Storm expected in 45 minutes.
Signs of invasive species removal at shoreline. Cloudy water, possibly due to rain event July 10. Smells of algae, some duckweed noted at shoreline. Well worn sandy outcrop, popular with fishers. Mallard ducks present and osprey nest nearby. Erosion at bank. Damselflies and dragonflies; herons also noted.
Weather: sunny, no wind.