Port Bruce Pier : Lake Erie

Sparta, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Pam Matatall

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.2
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 0.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 80.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 279.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 32.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 25.3

Qualitative

Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Cloudy
Pollution What's this? Other
Algae Type What's this? Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Steady
Water Uses What's this? Fishing, Swimming, Boating
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Green
On the water surface What's this? Foam

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Hazy & humid. Slight breeze. Not a lot of wave action on the lake (for Lake Erie).
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Cloudy, hot & humid.

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Notes

I did testing a few days earlier than the actual scheduled testing weekend because I won't be in the area on the days we are supposed to test next.

Boats were coming in & out of the channel, so that would be source of "other" pollution. Folks were fishing from pier and people were swimming on other side of the pier/channel at the beach. (The beach was determined to be safe to swim at by the Health Unit on July 19th).

Water appeared green but I couldn't tell if there was any algae.