Bowker Creek
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The upstream end of the “duck ponds” by Oak Bay High School
Location created by
Eldan Goldenberg
- Group: Friends of Bowker Creek : Salmon Recovery
- Site ID: 3.4
- Lat: 48.4309636
- Lng: -123.3163981
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: Canada/Pacific
Latest photos
Clear water.
Possibly minnows in water
Green algae blobs on surface
Smelly. Like sewage. Excessive algae on surface and bottom.
Oil slick along south edge at duck pond. 12:20
Oily film with green slimey floating blobs
Not typical seen before
Dissolved oxygen meter stop functioning
So will use air temp thermometer for water temp.
oil slick in creek
Biofilm
Samples analyzed by Ludwig Paul Cabling at the University of Victoria using SimPlates.
Oily patches on water; someone dumped a Christmas tree
Wood ducks! Sampled from slightly downstream of the usual location due to difficulty wading