Stinson dock : Arm Lake

Saskatchewan, Canada

Observed by
Paul Stinson
pH (0-14) What's this? 9.4
Secchi depth m What's this? 0.1
Nitrates ppm What's this? 0.0
Nitrites mg/L What's this? < 0.5
Water depth m What's this? 0.54
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 1,060.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 17.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 21.0
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.0

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? Other
Clarity What's this? Opaque
Algae Type What's this? Cyanobacteria, Blue-green scum
Water Flow What's this? Still
Water Uses What's this? Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Public water supply
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Green
On the water surface What's this? Scum, Floating algae

Wildlife


Weather

Current weather What's this?
  • sunny
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
  • sunny

Latest photos


Notes

The water in the immediate area was opaque with algae and surface scum. The shore had a wide matt of blue-gtreen algae. Visibility was essentially zero. If the surface scum was disturbed by raising and lowering the disk, visibility rached 10cm. The next day though, a change in wind direction made it possible to view to the bottom (54 cm), although still contained significant numbers of algae strands throughout the visible water column.

Birds included pelicans soaring, and purple martins calling