Lake Dore : Shaw Woods Dam

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Jennifer Valentine
  • Observed on: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 13:16:00 -0500
  • Associated with:
    Protect Our Waters
  • Lat: 45.6335762
  • Lng: -77.0646501

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.1
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 7.37
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Water depth m What's this? 0.5
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 200.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 11.3
Water temperature °C What's this? 7.3

Invasive Species

Rusty Crayfish
Rusty Crayfish What's this?

Latest photos

Notes

Collected both fish and benthic invertebrates below the dam to see if there was any indicators of water quality. Results suggest that the water quality below the dam differs(decreases) from samples taken above.

Benthics collected: 9 Crayfish (unknown), 3 Rusty Crayfish(invasive)
6 Bloodworms, 1 Leech, 1 Scud, 12 mayfly larva, numerous Nematode

Fish collected: 1 Emerald Shiner, 1 Flat head Minnow, 3 Spotted Shiner, 1 Yellow Perch, 5 Golden Shiners