Port Bruce Pier : Lake Erie

Sparta, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Pam Matatall

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 6.8
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 200.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 418.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 4.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 9.2
Ice off What's this?

Since: 2024-02-23

Qualitative

Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Algae Type What's this? Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Surging
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Green, Grey
On the water surface What's this? Litter, Natural debris

Weather

Current weather What's this?
I hadn't checked my 3 locations since November when 2 of them started icing over. I decided to check on this day because of above seasonal temps. Air temp dropped from +11 to +4 as I headed into Port Bruce. Very heavy fog. Lake Erie was low & rough. Other 2 locations still frozen over.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Above seasonal temps with wind.

Latest photos

Notes

Unable to test from my usual spot. Pier was covered with debris & ice pile. Water was low and too rough on one side of the pier/beach. Too dangerous to enter to collect a sample. I sampled water from the calm side of the pier at the mouth of the channel leading out to the lake. My spouse commented on the green tinge of the water but we are unsure if it was algae. I did a double take on the water temp but don't know if that's normal for February or not. Will calibrate pen before testing in March.