Perch Creek Headwaters : Perch Creek

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Meagan Coughlin
pH (0-14) What's this? 7.5
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 10.2
Chloride ppm What's this? 20.0
Nitrates mg/L What's this? 0.0
Turbidity JTU What's this? 0.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 132.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.59
Air temperature °C What's this? 6.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 2.0
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.0

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Notes

Patches of snow still present, creek has flooded its bank. Chickadees calling in the distance. Runoff from the roadside ditch joining Perch Creek at the culvert, this is where the chloride test was taken. Another test was taken upstream, and got a chloride reading of 16 ppm. A chloride test on the runoff from the ditch got a chloride reading of 68 ppm.