Upper Retention Pond - North point : Upper retention pond - High Park

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
High Park Nature Centre
  • Observed on: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 17:06:00 -0400
  • Lat: 43.6531132
  • Lng: -79.4603562

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Water quality tests

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pH (0-14) What's this? 7.8
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 12.0
Secchi depth m What's this? 1.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 400.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 937.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 24.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 25.8

Wildlife

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Notes

floating algae on the surface of the water. Residential discharge and Urban/Road Discharge. Slow flowing water. Average water level. The colour of the water is brown and it's cloudy verging on opaque. Smells like algae.