Thames Grove Conservation Area : Thames River

Chatham Kent, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Morena McDonald

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 8.4
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 10.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 300.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 200.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 569.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 27.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 27.0

Wildlife

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Latest photos

Notes

There’s some algae here! Photos attached. Someone on a environmental Facebook group posted a day or two ago about a black slick going through the Thames. No indication of it at this spot, but wanted to check on the O2 levels here just in case. Seems okay!