Root River Old Garden River : Root River

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Ajaz Shaikh
pH (0-14) What's this? 7.2
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 8.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 0.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 0.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.29
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 112.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 9.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 11.5

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge
Algae Type What's this? Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Uses What's this? Fishing
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Foam

Weather

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

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Notes

There was a bobber and lure wrapper at the site indicating someone was trying to fish. Documented physical characteristics(substrate, canopy etc) before fall begins. The rip rap on the walk to the sample site are unstable- the rocks by the site are unstable.