West of Blair boat launch : Ottawa River

Gatineau, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Maggie Tam

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 6.4
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 3.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.5
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 387.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 0.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 0.1

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Notes

A little bit of flooding but not much compared to previous years. Ice is mostly gone with floes going down the river. Current is very fast. Bit of precipitation last night and much colder than past week.

Readings taken at shore. Conductivity varied from 373 to 417 and didn’t settle.