Root River Old Garden River : Root River

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Community Volunteers
pH (0-14) What's this? 7.6
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 9.35
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? 73.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 20.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.37
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 120.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 20.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 18.9

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Other
Algae Type What's this? Cladaphora, Attached
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris

Weather

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

Latest photos

No photos uploaded.


Notes

The walk down to the river is steep. The rocks have become increased eroded due to the heavy rainfall events. This had made the rocks unstable and is very difficult to approach unless wearing proper footwear.
There algae present that resembled cladaphora but could not be certain. There was iron oxidizing bacteria on the shoreline and the waters surface. Photos were taken. There was an several schools of fish that resembled trout but could not be certain. There was a larger fish that jumped under the bridge. The fallen tree has been moved up on shore and is out form in front of the bridge. There were song birds present and a robin in the wildflowers.