Qu'Appelle River
Saskatchewan, Canada
Lat. 50.772355 Long. -103.774126
Location created by
Brent Rosbrook - Citizen Science
- Group: University of Regina : Citizen Science
- Lat: 50.7721577
- Lng: -103.7739586
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Regina
Latest photos
Clear water at depth with bottom visible. Small amounts of lime green granular accumulation floating randomly against channel/river bank.
Less garbage than earlier in year.
Mallard
Kingfisher
Channel showing suspended green particles.
Jumping fish and birds present. Channel site had silt noted in water flow.
Mallard pair again near sampling site, yellow warbler. Flowering almond bushes producing buds plus flowers.
Strong current with still shore water high turbidity. (upstream) PFRA dam water into channel has some tannin color. At this sampling no fingerling fish noticed in dam quiet back water.
River flow rate* Oct. 21-22nd. Fresh water smell, noted PFRA dam water was clear(clean) as fish seen swimming on bottom lower E. channel side.
River was noted as same elevation with clean shoreline. One muskrat on surface exercising.
*will check Lake Diefenbaker for upstream water release as significant rainfall in area after cleanliness noted.
Previous day moderate top algae greening appearing in downflow.
People fishing and rec paddling. Water looks and smells clean as abundant rainfall past 9 days.