Big Forks Creek at Gents Road : Big Forks Creek

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Tom Liszt

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.4
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 6.0
Chloride ppm What's this? 103.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 200.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 180.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 647.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 28.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 24.6

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Cloudy
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge
Algae Type What's this? Floating mats, Attached
Water Flow What's this? Still
Water Level What's this? High
Water Colour What's this? Green
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris, Floating algae

Weather

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

Latest photos

Notes

Duckweed growing on surface alongside clumps of algae.