Willow Creek : Willow creek drain s into Rondeau Bay Shrewsbury Ont Can

Chatham Kent, Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Rick Sowinski Maggie Jones

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
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 6.0
Secchi depth m What's this? 0.8
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 200.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.84
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 920.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 21.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 24.6

Wildlife

Amphibian
Amphibian What's this?
Fish
Fish What's this?
Plant
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Bird
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Weather

Current weather What's this?
Weather was a cool 21*C . East wind of 27KPH .
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Same temp but with rain in the morning, added cloud cover ,then sunny and warm the rest of day.

Latest photos

Notes

Water flow was slow
Water level normal ,even though it rained day before.Water colour was brown.Water clarity was opaque.Water had no odour . No discharges into canal .Evidence of water use "fishing lure left on culvert"
Lily pads and algae filling in canal,some lily pads opening.Could see minnows on inland side and could hear frogsand birds.An eagle circles around us a couple times then flew towards the bay,a red winged black bird sang to us for awhile during testing.
Algae attaching small matts forming.