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

Rankin Location Indian Reserve 15d, Ontario, Canada

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.5
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 10.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chloride ppm What's this? 52.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 0.0
Salinity ppm What's this? 119.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 10.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.61
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 210.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 1.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 7.8

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge
Algae Type What's this? Cladaphora, Attached, Blue-green scum
Water Flow What's this? Steady
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Clear
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris

Microplastics

Fragments What's this?
Microbeads What's this?
Microfibers What's this?

Weather

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

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Notes

The banks of snow on the edges are about to fall, it=f the weather warns be sure to use right bank to access water. This is because the sun hits right bank and you can see solid ground.
The algae is incredible. It is growing in strange patterns and in perfect circles. I will investigate the algae under the microscope to identify species. The area the algae is growing looks like there is a geological formation and a stump decomposing, potentially feeding the algae. There were tracks that look like a muskrat coming out of the water on left bank. The snow is pack so very easily and safe to move on.