Oyster Pond picnic area, first bridge : Oyster Pond

Jeddore Oyster Ponds, Nova Scotia, Canada

Observed by
JoAnne Murray

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.2
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 5.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 400.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 40.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.3
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 7,800.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 24.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 22.1

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Beautiful sunny day with no more than 10% cloud cover
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Slightly hazy in the last 24 hours, but majority sunny and very warm

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Notes

I have assumed that this pond is brackish due to the high conductivity. The high reading for hardness also due to the presence of salt water within the pond.