Cold Water Creek at Old Garden River Road : Cold Water Creek

Rankin Location Indian Reserve 15d, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Ajaz Shaikh
pH (0-14) What's this? 7.3
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 11.0
Chloride ppm What's this? 29.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 10.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 10.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 189.0
Air temperature °C What's this? -1.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 5.2

Qualitative

Algae What's this? No
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge
Water Flow What's this? Steady
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Clear, Grey
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

Current weather What's this?
  • sunny
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
  • sunny

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Notes

THE TERRAIN IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS SITE CAN NOT BE ACCESSED WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE. The terrain is snow covered with approx., 1 meter of snowpack. The left and right banks snow escarpments are hard packed, and unstable. The water is flowing under left bank and has created an overflow approx. a meter wide. The area is unsafe for anyone to enter unless you are trained in snow and ice readiness, survival, ad safety awareness and working near water in winter. ONLY GO WITH KIKI. She is certified.
There was approx. 1 meter of snow pack. The snow was firm. No sign or sound of birds. There was green alive Canadennis milifollia in the stream.