Fort Creek Channel at Carmen's Way : Fort Creek

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? 8.2
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 8.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.13
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 604.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 21.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 19.9

Qualitative

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

Weather

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

Latest photos

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Notes

Steep, a lot of prickly bushes on the way down - have to wear boots.
Iron-oxidizing bacteria observed near the monitoring location.
There’s no aquatic life at all - maybe 1-2 water striders