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? 7.8
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 11.0
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Salinity ppm What's this? 103.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 90.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.12
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 196.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 8.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 7.2

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? Cladaphora, 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? Natural debris

Weather

Current weather What's this?
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Latest photos

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Notes

There is very alive algae feeding off what looks like iron but its coming out of a stump of sorts. See photos. There is a few patches of algae and Elodea canadennis. The rocks are slippery by the site. The vegetation is still high and burrs get on everything.