Root River Old Garden River : Root River

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Community Volunteers

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 6.8
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 10.6
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 0.0
Salinity ppm What's this? 62.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 10.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.14
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 104.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 15.3
Water temperature °C What's this? 10.1

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge
Algae Type What's this? Attached
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Uses What's this? Fishing
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

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

Latest photos

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Notes

Grasses blocking rocks so it is hard to see the unlevel ground and boulders sticking up. Be careful when approaching the water.
Iron-oxidizing bacteria observed near the monitoring location.
There is natural debris formed on the water surface on left bank of the Root River. The tree which was the identifying feature for water level has fallen down and is blocking water flow on left bank. The water is considerably lower than last season. The white square box in the river with cord has been swept downstream compared to last season, see photos for comparison. See comparison for dominant substrate changes.
The black flies and mosquitoes are bad- wear bug spray.