You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

Meadow Bay : Meadow Bay

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Emma Ehrenfeld

Observation report

See trends at this location

Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.8
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 4.5
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 50.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.5
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 299.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 25.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 24.5

Wildlife

Fish
Fish What's this?
Plant
Plant What's this?
Bird
Bird What's this?
Fungi
Fungi What's this?

Invasive Species

Phragmites
Phragmites What's this?
Loosestrife
Loosestrife What's this?
Other Invasive
Other Invasive What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Cloudy, but sun gets through occassionally. No or very little wind.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Overcast, humid, slight wind

Latest photos

Notes

The bottom here was covered in chara algae - thick mats of it

Plants: algae sp., chara algae, tapegrass, yellow water lilies, fragrant white water lilies, richardsons pondweed, bullrush, phragmites, purple loosestrife, spearmint, ferns, milkweed, sedge/rush, water nymph.

Birds: Bank swallows.

Fish: Fallfish, mimic shiner, yellow perch, longnose gar, largemouth bass, gluegill, spotfin shiner, bluntnose minnow, blackchin shiner, round goby.

Invasive species: Purple loosestrife, phragmites, round goby.