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Willow creek drain s into Rondeau Bay Shrewsbury Ont Can
Chatham Kent, Ontario, Canada
Willow creek travels inland towards Rondeau Bay .It is located between Wood st and Princess st Shrewsbury Ont. This location is a cement culvert with parking on Bay side .
Location gps 42.2951875, -81.9338594
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- Group: Water Rangers and Freshwater Alliance : Lake Erie Guardians
- Site ID: 1
- Lat: 42.2953704
- Lng: -81.9335246
- Waterbody Type: Creek
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
View all photosOn the water surface was natural debris,floating algae,oily sheen inland side of culvert.
No discharges into surrounding area.
Evidence of use -No
Algae -Yes cyanobacteria ,attached and floating matts.
Water flow -still.
Water level- average.
Water colour - Brown
Clarity -opaque
Odour-none
Again 3rd month that Oily sheen on water inland side of culvert Dissolved Oxygen 1 mg/l .
There were birds singing. We heard water splash 3 x,but did not see what it was.
There were water bugs bay side.There were white butterflies again.
Chirping sounds of insects
Bayside was now 90% full of coverage. Inland side 98% coverage. Algae and lily pads .
There were,cyanobacteria and floating mats and attached algae.
On the water was natural debris,scrum,floating algae.
No discharges noticed .
Evidence of water use by the 2 boats docked towards the bay.
Water was still.
Water level was higher than last months test.
Water colour was brown .
Water clarity was clody to opaque.
No odours.
Again this month dissolved oxygen has been recorded low for 2nd month in a row !
I could see minnows swimming Bayside and lots of black and green dragon flies. fish jumped on Bayside,but I didn't get a good look at it.
Inland side I could hear frogs .
PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS LOCATION REQUIRES CALL TO MINISTRY PERTAINING TO OILY SHEEN?
Water had natural debris ,floating algae
Water level was high
Water flow was steady
Water colour was brown,water clarity was opaque
Water had no odour, and no sign of discharge
There was cynobacteria ,floating mats, attched (algae)
Bayside of creek was 80% full coverage but inland side was almost complete coverage and alot bigger leaves on plants. Our dissolved oxygen reading was 2mg/L compared to a normal 8 here ?We did hear frogs croaking and birds singing.
Water flow was slow
Water level normal ,even though it rained day before.Water colour was brown.Water clarity was opaque.Water had no odour . No discharges into canal .Evidence of water use "fishing lure left on culvert"
Lily pads and algae filling in canal,some lily pads opening.Could see minnows on inland side and could hear frogsand birds.An eagle circles around us a couple times then flew towards the bay,a red winged black bird sang to us for awhile during testing.
Algae attaching small matts forming.
When we got there we saw 5 geese,1 muskrat,lots of birds singing .
The water surface had natural debris (foam,small floating algae,sticks.
There were no evidence of water usage recently but I did uncover and remove a 3/4 buried beer bottle (only the nose sticking out)
There was little bits of algae floating and growing
Water flow was steady
Water level was high
Water colour was brown
Clarity was -cloudy
Odour -none
The old TOMATO from months ago still here, geese droppings not far away,they didn't want it either. Kind of odd to me that its been here for months and not decomposed and eaten by animals or birds or insects ect.
Did not do road slt test as we have had no snow lately
Ice off
We had to do our testing today as we will not be available on dedicated test date and time
The creek was 95% ice covered both sides of road all the way to bay entrance
The centre of culvert had open water.
The vegetation was all brown.
There were no wild life or insects at creek.
There was no algae seen in ice.
There It was cold ,overcast, windy day
We drove around to boat ramp (Shrewsbury ) there was no ice on Rondeau Bay and there was a flock of Mallard ducks
Did not see or hear any wildlife. It has been rain and snow melting last few days. You can see water in fields laying .No ice . And a tomato that has been laying on test site of culvert for last few months is still there,suprised no wildlife has gotten to it and that it has not decomposed yet.
There was natural debris on water
There was no immediate dischagre
There was no evidence of people
There was cyanobacteria algae in west corner from test site
The water was steady
The water was high
The water colour was brown
The water clarity was cloudy
There was no odour
There was no ice
No snow or ice this time. Sides of road had green grass ,but everything else died off. Cool overcast day {had rainfall previous day)No signs of people. We did not see or hear any animals or birds. Water level is low .We did a road salt test and recorded in booklet. Will enter here when I find place ?
There was a thin skim of ice fully across most of creek.
There was natural debris in water below ice layer and some Water Chestnut near culvert both sides.
Water was still. Water level was low , as witnessed shore line widened .
Water color was brown.
Water clarity was cloudy.
No odour around water.
Most vegetation has died except for grass along side of road.
Lots of seagulls in surrounding fields following farmer tilling land.
You could hear the geese close by and some crows, saw a sparrow.
Other than a jogger passing by no evidence of culvert being used this time for fishing ect.
There were lots of birds singing and chirping. The water level looked down even though we had rain last couple days. The lake side of creek centre was mostly clear (80%) of algae but the sides had Watercress (Nasturium) near culvert sides . The reeds were dying off. The grass s on sides were dying off. Water flow was slow. The wind was 14KM/H N/E .The temp was 9*C .There were 2 swans at creek opening in the bay.
On inland side of culvert away from bay some patch s of floating algae. 60% - 70% of creek open now. Waterlilies and Watercress were still present neat culvert. Reeds and grass's dying.
When leaving the test site enroute to test site #2 a BIG BUCK (8-10 point) came running out of a gully onto road right in front of us. Close call , we scared each other ,he was looking suprised .