Wendigo Pond - Ellis Park Rd / Wendigo Way : Wendigo Pond

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
High Park Nature Centre
  • Observed on: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 10:22:00 -0400
  • Lat: 43.6492015
  • Lng: -79.4705637

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.0
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 5.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 300.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 130.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 1,631.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 24.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 21.9

Wildlife

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Bird What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
mix of sun, rain, and clouds in the last 24 hours.

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Notes

six wood ducks spotted on the pond (3 male, 3 female). Litter: glass beer bottle. Oily sheen and litter on the surface of the water. Possibly pollen on the surface of the water. Residential and urban road discharge from the surrounding area. Attached algae. Water is still. Average water level. Water colour is green and brown. Water appears cloudy. No odour.