Mouth of Bittern Creek : Bittern Creek

Quebec, Canada

Observed by
Emma Ehrenfeld
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
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? 259.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 32.2
Water temperature °C What's this? 28.8

Wildlife


Invasive Species

Loosestrife
Loosestrife What's this?
Eurasian Milfoil
Eurasian Milfoil What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
  • sunny
  • cloudy
  • windy
Sunny with a breeze, around 50% clouds.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
  • sunny
Very hot - some clouds (<5%)

Latest photos


Notes

Very soft organic-rich bottom - easy to sink and get stuck!

Muskrat dens in reeds

Fish: Northern pike, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, largemouth bass, bluntnose minnows.

Plants: Yellow pond lilies, fragrant white pond lilies, Eurasian milfoil, elodea, typha, loosestrife, water marigold, American bur-reed, richardsons pondweed, starry duckweed, tape grass, bladderwort.

Birds: Common tern, black tern, seagulls