Lakeside Park in Oakville : Sixteen Mile Creek

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Korice Moir

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.8
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 8.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.1
Hardness mg/L What's this? 250.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.2
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 694.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 8.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 8.6

Wildlife

Bird
Bird What's this?

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Notes

Boat launch. Balls in the water (tennis, other). Nearby tennis court). Sea gulls, geese, swans. Fossil-like forms on rock. Garbage in the water. Again a reminder to bring garbage bag next time.

Also tested phosphates strip (25 ppm) and other test strips (alkalinity and hardness the same, but pH 7.2 compared to 7.8 with regular strips).