Renfrew boat launch : Bonnechere River

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Kathryn Lindsay

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? 7.0
Secchi depth m What's this? 1.3
Chlorine ppm What's this? 3.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 80.0
Water depth m What's this? 1.3
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 126.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 30.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 21.2

Latest photos

Notes

Weather: now- sunny; last 24 hr-thunderstorm; last 48 hr- cloudy
Sampled from the end of the pier (photo)
Water murky; soft sediment bottom
Submerged aquatic plants visible
No IAS observed
Birds: Red-winged Blackbird
Informed a couple who were there (in photos) about what I was doing. They commented that they still swim at the former beach even though it is posted as "Hazardous" by Public Health. Gave them a Water Rangers card to check out the website.