Cold Water Creek at Old Garden River Road : Cold Water 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? 7.1
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 9.0
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? 0.27
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 201.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 9.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 9.1

Qualitative

Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge
Algae Type What's this? Attached, Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Steady
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Grey
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

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

Latest photos

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Notes

There is aquatic plants growing upstream of the site. There is algae present on the left bank 15 feet upstream from the sample site. Three noticeable evergreen's that are dying, they are along the riparian beside a larger tree that a beaver has cut down
The flow is very fast below the sample site on the other side of the culvert- which has a sand bottom. Fish were seen upstream by the dead trees in a pool on the left bank.
The site is overgrown with vegetation watch your step as the ground is uneven. beware of snakes.