Appleton picnic area : Mississippi River

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Christopher Mellor
  • Observed on: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 13:14:00 -0400
  • Associated with:
    Mellor Gang : 4 Paddles
  • Lat: 45.1826569
  • Lng: -76.1250186

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.0
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 6.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 100.0
Water depth m What's this? 1.5
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 187.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 29.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 25.6

Wildlife

Fish
Fish What's this?
Insect
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Notes

Our dragonfly friend had an injured wing. The kids decided to let him onto a twig and place him in the grass, out of the way of cars in the parking lot where we found him. :)

Lots of fat little minnows hanging out too.