Lower Coldwater Creek Case Rd : Coldwater Creek

Rankin Location Indian Reserve 15d, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Ajaz Shaikh

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.2
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 7.0
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? 84.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 11.4

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 Level What's this? High
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris

Weather

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

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Notes

"There was a beautiful heron that was approx 50 feet upstream from the site, it flew away- scared me as it was so big. Unidentifiable.
The dammed area in the culvert has been taken over by a beaver - look at photos. it has changed the flow and level of the water at the sample site- see pictures of dam overflow and water level at the culvert. .44m looked at past photos for comparison.
There was brown algae- diatoms present- no sign of any long threaded algae in the deep part of the pool must have washed away or died."
be careful if you walk down the boulder hill or the overgrown vegetation both paths have a variety of safety concerns- footing is unstable or unlevel