Ottawa River
Ontario, Canada
I am sampling with members of my family on behalf of the extended Lindsay family who has now been cottaging on this point for four generations. This is the "deep water" swimming spot. The water is still but exposed to easterly winds. The sample is taken from between the south edge of the point and the "Big Rock" as we call it.
Location created by
Kathryn Lindsay
- Site ID: The Lindsays' Big Rock
- Lat: 45.5106627
- Lng: -76.4997482
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Total chlorine (mg/l) entered in chlorine data field (ppm)
Weather now: sun/cloud; nw wind
Weather last 24 hours: thunderstorm
Missed April testing due to extreme flooding (see photo 5 May 2019)
Total chlorine (mg/L) entered in total chloride field
Weather: - Now - cloudy, gentle south wind; Last 24 hr - sunny
Observations: All quiet on the water.
Total chlorine 0.5 mg/L; entered in chloride data field
Weather: now - cloudy, east wind; last 25 hr - cloudy with intermittent rain
White foam on surface of water (photo)
Dead bug bodies on surface of water
No aquatic vegetation at site
Assisted by: Juan Baker, Playa del Carmen, Yucatan, Mexico
Chlorine: 0.25 mg/L; entered in chloride data field
Weather: now - sunny; last 24 hr - variable sunny/cloudy/rainy/windy
No aquatic vascular plants visible
Rocky shore
Total chlorine = 0.25 mg/L
Weather now: sunny; west wind
Weather last 24 hr: sun and cloud
No aquatic plants
Minnows at shoreline
Canada goose poo on shoreline rocks; Ring-billed Gulls overhead
Numerous flying bugs
Weather now: sunny; light, warm east wind - hence no mosquitoes
Weather last 24 hr: sunny; no rainfall past 24-48 hr.
Rocky bottom; no aquatic plants visible
White foam on surface (photo); also Ring-billed Gull feather (nesting colony within sight downstream)
Canada goose poo on shoreline rocks; Ring-billed Gull poo on big rock; Cedar Waxwing flying overhead
No IAS evident
Weather at sampling: sunny
Weather 24 hr before: cloudy
Weather 48 hr before: raining
Birds: Common Loon. Double-crested Cormorant. Canada Geese. Common Merganzer. Ring-billed gull colony on island downstream from our sampling site.
Insects: first mosquitoes are out