Qu'Appelle River

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.

Odor of fish decay- noted a floating carp 1 m from test site. Other deads x5 noted across channel nested to shore. Later deads floating along channel many observed. Removed 3m compressed foam tube (most likely wind blown to channel.)
Many, many pelicans enjoying heat thermals.

Re-ashpalting of Hwy above river for 10 kms Start approx. June 1st.
Water levels appear high than one week past.