Dalewood Reservoir (Kettle Creek Conservation Authority) : Kettle Creek

St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Pam Matatall

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.2
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 200.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 180.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 662.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 9.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 14.2

Qualitative

Algae What's this? No
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Cloudy
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris

Wildlife

Fish
Fish What's this?
Bird
Bird What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Bit of a breeze but lake wasn't wavy. There was a bit of drizzle in the morning, prior to testing.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Broke/set a record temperature the day before (Oct 27th) for the area. Temp was 22.5 degrees Celsius.

Latest photos

Notes

Water level so low, it was a new shoreline. Fish were steadily jumping out of the water - not sure what kind. Folks hiking on the nearby trails. Canada Goose swimming close by.