Observations
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22 August 2022
Pt. Petre Provincial Wildlife Area by Heather Ross
Overcast and drizzling rain now with 1 MM rainfall in past 24 hours. Waterline well back from the shore . No wildlife seen or heard at this time.
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13 August 2022
Prinyer’s Cove Source by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and fairly windy day. No rain in past 24 hours. Very heavy growth of water Lilly’s and bulrushes. Barely any flow of water through the culvert from one side of the road into this side where we test. Several groups of swans out in the harbour where water is more open.
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13 August 2022
Prinyer’s Cove Park & Boat Launch by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and fairly windy with no rain in past 24 hours. No wildlife around at this time that I could see or hear. Lots of boats had been launched here today from the # of trucks & trailers parked.
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10 August 2022
Long Point Harbour by Don Ross
Sunny with a few clouds and fairly windy. No rain in past 24 hours. Few seagulls flying around , some songbirds, white moths, monarch butterflies and small frogs jumping into the water .
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8 August 2022
near Glenora, Prince Edward County by Don Ross
Partly cloudy, very humid and windy. No rain in past 24 hours but signs of some hopefully arriving later today…badly needed in The County again this summer. Just a lone seagull flying around. Whitecaps on the lake and foamy white stuff collecting on the rocky shore.
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31 July 2022
Birdhouse City Pond by Don Ross
Sky becoming less sunny and more hazy now. No rain in past 24 hours. Dragonflies and water bugs all around the pond. Birds heard but not seen.
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31 July 2022
Picton Harbour at Mouth of Marsh Creek by Don Ross
Sunny with some hazy clouds forming. No rain in past 24 hours. Family of ducks swimming along and some dragonflies around. Lots of heavy weeds and green algae as always found here. The conductivity, which was so extremely high when last tested about a month ago, was back into the normal range again. Tested multiple times in various spots today to ensure it was OK and all readings consistent.
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30 July 2022
Black River marsh outlet from stream by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and no rain in past 24 hours. Not enough water in the stream to test….lots of green algae bloom though. Some red winged blackbirds around.
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30 July 2022
East side of Hamlet of Milford K0K2P0 by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with no rain in past 24 hours. Water not flowing over the dam into the river below so our test area too dry to do anything until we get more rain, hopefully in fall when it normally would start running again.
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30 July 2022
Stream flowing under Old Milford rd over falls into Milford Millpond by Don Ross
partly Cloudy with no rain in past 24 hours. No water in the stream to be able to test now due to our dry summer.
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30 July 2022
Bridge over Black Creek on Old Milford Rd by Don Ross
Partly cloudy day with no rain in past 24 hours. This stream has dried up too much now to be able to test….will have to wait until fall or if we get a surprising amt of rainfall this summer, which is unlikely.
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30 July 2022
West end of Hamlet of Milford at furthest west end of Millpond by Don Ross
Partly cloudy with no rain in past 24 hours. Large fish ( sucker maybe ?) jumped to catch bugs just as I arrived. Dragonflies abundant here. Fair amount of green algae.Barely a trickle of water flowing over the stream & waterfalls above here now.
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29 July 2022
Stream/falls at Cty Rd 10 near Cty Rd 13 by Don Ross
Clear sky and 4 MM rain in past 24 hours. No water to test here for the past few months as falls and stream are bone dry from the summer drought.
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29 July 2022
Little Bluff Conservation Area by Don Ross
Sunny with some clouds and quite windy. 4 MM rain in past 24 hours. Some green algae growing on the rocks along the shoreline. Some sailboats moored in the bay and some people along the beach. No wildlife seen or heard.
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29 July 2022
South Bay Cres Public Boat Launch by Don Ross
Clear sky with some clouds beginning to form and quite windy. 4 MM rain in past 24 hours. Osprey seen flying nearby where they have a nest on Cty Rd 10 and corner of Cty Rd 13. Songbirds heard. Water covered with lily pads and weeds. No flow in the stream at all.
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29 July 2022
Cherry Valley Lions Memorial Park Boat Launch Dock by Heather Ross
Sunny clear sky and 4 MM rainfall in past 24 hours. Few birds and some dragonflies around. So much green algae bloom and also some brown scum across the surface of the water near the boat launch, so possibly from leaking fuel when boaters start up their motors? Haven’t noticed that being so bad here before though so not sure what is causing it now.
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29 July 2022
Outlet River at Bridge on County Rd 18 by Heather Ross
Sunny clear sky with about 4 MM rain in past 24 hours. Few small minnows seen in the water and some dragonflies. Lady kayaking with her young son.
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24 July 2022
Black River outflow to Lake Ontario by Catherine Reilly
Samples taken 2’ off shore. Unable to do Secchi or water depth, but observations are that water is clear except where vegetation is present
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23 July 2022
Black River 1216 County Rd 13 by Catherine Reilly
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19 July 2022
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Heather Ross
Sunny, clear, hot & humid day with about 25-30 Mm rainfall in most areas hear over past 24 hours. A single seagull seen, otherwise not much activity. Summer dock has been installed since we were last here in April so tested again from the end where normally done.
