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Dataset

Community Science Water Monitoring Program

Dataset by Couchiching Conservancy

This dataset is inactive (last observation on 3 December 2019).

Observations

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

1 parameter tested ▾

water depth

Meagan Coughlin

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Site D - Sundial Creek SE

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek at Doyle Road

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Perch Creek Headwaters

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature

Meagan Coughlin

Sedge Wren Marsh

9 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, weather in the past 24hrs description, turbidity, water temperature

Couchiching Conservancy

Date	Notes
18 August 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
12 August 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Leopard frog, cardinal flower in bloom, many caddisfly larvae in water, damselflies, dead mouse on bank near bridge,… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
12 August 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Creek has run dry, no water to test, garbage all over road near site. Note: The team went back on August 14, 2016… 1 parameter tested ▾ water depth
4 August 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy Frog and snail - black with orange spots on back. Water striders. Upstream of site: dark coloured fish approx 3-4… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
24 July 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Saw a groundhog running along the road and then entering the bush near the creek, gold finch calls heard, large green… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
24 July 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Orbweaver female still there but the male is gone (lover's spat?), many small frogs, minnow school is still there and… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
20 July 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy Lots of jewel weed, lots of goldfinches, blue jay, noise from the construction, cool water, sandy bottom, no aquatic… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
17 July 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy Wild parsnip, very light high cloud cover. 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
12 July 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Leech sighted, many caddisfly larvae, fast moving diving beetle, young water striders, cicadas heard. Chickadees… 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
12 July 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Blue jay, ovenbird, chickadees calling. Minnow hatchlings still present. Many horseflies and deerflies. Male and female… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
28 June 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
27 June 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Minnow hatchlings, two green frogs, caddisflies, horseflies and deerflies. 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
27 June 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Breezy day. Water level and flow are low. Caddisfly larvae, dragonflies, horseflies, deerflies, small fish in water.… 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
13 June 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Water striders, chickadees, territorial chipmunks, horseflies. No traffic, evidence of sediments as we worked through… 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
13 June 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Lots of dragon flies - ergo lots of mosquitoes! Chickadees, wild turkey. High traffic on the road today. 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
2 June 2016 Site D - Sundial Creek SE	Couchiching Conservancy Green frog sighted, chickadees calling, robins calling. 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
30 May 2016 Perch Creek at Doyle Road	Couchiching Conservancy Water striders, abundant blackflies and deerflies, dragonflies, Eastern Phoebe, veery, red eyed vireo calling,… 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water temperature
30 May 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Many different dragonflies and damselflies, swallowtail butterfly, small pile of goose scat on bank. Ovenbird,… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
16 May 2016 Perch Creek Headwaters	Meagan Coughlin Caddisfly larvae still present, little brown birds of various kinds sighted, last year's cattail stalks have all… 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, turbidity, water depth, water temperature
6 May 2016 Sedge Wren Marsh	Couchiching Conservancy stoney substrate. 1 frog. A few blobs of algae beginning to form around submerged sticks. Beaver dam is not built up. 9 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, oxygen, ph, phosphate, weather in the past 24hrs description, turbidity, water temperature

Monitoring program details

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Water quality criteria: Canada

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Latest contribution to the dataset

Couchiching Conservancy on 3 December at Head River at Kris Starr Sanctuary

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