Ottawa River : Ottawa River

Chute à Blondeau, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Inga Chisholm

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.0
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 8.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 40.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 80.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 3.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 0.0

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Very very windy today.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Very sunny and 4 degrees. Beautiful day.

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Notes

You have to improvise in the winter. Pens freeze so you need pencils. When the ice gets to be 30 inches thick you need different equipment to get the cup to the river water. I also think we will buy a gas-powered Auger next year. It took us an hour to get through 30 in of ice today. 😐
That being said, it was invigorating and exciting. I will continue every month for as long as I can. 😁