Drake St. Park : Clark Creek

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
SSM Water Rangers Team

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.7
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 11.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chloride ppm What's this? 149.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Salinity ppm What's this? 321.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 80.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.18
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 628.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 6.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 7.2

Qualitative

Algae What's this? No
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Opaque
Pollution What's this? Urban/road discharge, Other
Water Flow What's this? Steady
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Litter, Natural debris

Microplastics

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

Weather

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

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Notes

Entrance full of snow so wear boots to get to water body. Slope down to creek so take it slow. Testing stormwater so make sure to use proper gloves. Mallards present along creek.
Park/Recreation and Storm Water are pollution sources in the immediate surroundings.