Dataset

2020 OTF Test Strip Reading Study

Dataset by Water Rangers

Dataset summary

This dataset is inactive (last observation on 7 November 2024).

Observations

  • 24 July 2020

    Jones Beach by Jeff Brooks

    Moderate wind out of the NNE. Small waves breaking on shore. Water appears very dirty (brownish/green) colour. 40+ geese in the water with more on the pebbly beach. Seagulls are also present. Lots of green straw like sea weed on beach.

  • 24 July 2020

    Behind school by Joanne Arcand

    Still no dragon/damselflies, robins are absent but two morning doves are picking up dead grasses and flying off with them

  • 24 July 2020

    Longfields bridge , Next to water collection basin by Eric L

  • 24 July 2020

    Bay lake by Raymond wong

    Lots of fish in the water. Water had a brownish look to it. Bottom of lake was miss and grassy with lots of soil.

  • 24 July 2020

    Forwell Creek @ Forwell Trail Bridge by Stuart Matthews

  • 24 July 2020

    Laurel Creek W of Forwell Trail Bridge by Stuart Matthews

  • 24 July 2020

    Parr lake south - behind 12 London Ln by Sydney Klassen

    There was a dead crawfish in the water.

  • 24 July 2020

    Parr lake off of Vodden St E. by Sydney Klassen

    It's windy and no clouds

  • 23 July 2020

    Guelph by Christine Dulal-Whiteway

    Sunny but was rainy day before. Stream is approximately 20 m wide. After a riffle. Riparian buffer small and not covering river. Some trees and shrubs. Raspberry or blackberry bush. Seagulls and geese, small fish, amphipod, water striders. Some macrophyte on streambed. River clear and shallow, able to see streambed easily.

  • 23 July 2020

    Lincoln by Reuben Willard

    The pond/creek is dry due to a drought that has been going on for several weeks now. There is no water to test.

  • 23 July 2020

    Andrew Haydon - West of Luke Bowlby Heritage Fountain by Ariane Gacionis

  • 23 July 2020

    Millrace Creek at church street by Carissa Gilmore

    Overcast. Rain the day before in the morning. Hot and humid outside. Lots of frogs in the creek. Birds in nearby trees. Invasive Japanese knotweed downstream. Lots of invasive species like day lily and loostrife. This stretch has many trees!

  • 23 July 2020

    Welland river in welland, waterview court access by Carissa Gilmore

    Overcast and breezy day. Lots of fish jumping. Test taken in only a few feet of water, about 10 ft from shoreline. So many dragonflies! People fishing down the river and a rower out. Some rain yesterday morning, otherwise it's been quite warm high 20s and humid. Today is mainly sunny and cloudy. Overcast sky breaking up as the day goes on.

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