Observations
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28 April 2022
East Bayshore Waterfront Park and Herchimer Rd Boat Launch in Belleville by Don Ross
Noticed that the summer dock is in place so did just the depth measurement and secchi from the end of the dock, since last time we tested here couldn’t do it from where normally done.
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28 April 2022
Victoria Park & Harbour. Mouth of Moira River entering the Bay of Quinte by Don Ross
Sunny clear skies and windy. No rainfall in past 24 hours. Lots of ducks and Canada Geese at the mouth of the lake, and some pigeons around the tressel.
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24 April 2022
Prinyer’s Cove Park & Boat Launch by Don Ross
Sunny with some wispy clouds and quite windy. A few MM rain in past 24 hours. Look fishing on the lake and some fishermen and boaters too from the look of the parking lot. No docks in place yet so measured from the shoreline instead… only .2 deep so won’t enter that data and mess up the averages. Lots of midges/lake bugs in clouds as I biked here.
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24 April 2022
Prinyer’s Cove Source by Don Ross
Sunny with some wispy clouds and quite windy from the east. Few Mm rain in past 24 hours. Saw a hawk diving down and grabbing a fish. Some swans, ducks, Canada Geese, seagulls, songbirds, and millions of lake bugs/midges in clouds everywhere. Toads, frogs and crickets could be heard.
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22 April 2022
Smiths Bay by Don Ross
Sunny day with just a few distant clouds. Bit of rain in past 24 hours but had around 34 Mm total precipitation over the past week. Docks not in place yet for the boats at the marina. Lots of seagulls on the water, a loon , pair of swans and a few ducks around. Plenty of small black lake flys / midges that gather in clouds when weather warms as it has today.
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20 April 2022
Under the Bridge on S Side of Hwy 66 at Misena River by Don Ross
Sunny afternoon with some rain/snow mix overnight. Lots of water flowing over the rapids here.
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20 April 2022
Benson Creek as it enters into Larder Lake by Don Ross
Sunny calm day with a bit of rain/snow mix overnight. Ice still on most of the area but open enough where we test at the bridge. Large beaver lodge on other side of the road on the lake side.
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14 April 2022
Behind Tim Horton's on N end of Bancroft on Hwy 2 by Heather Ross
Foggy and overcast with some rainfall overnight. Songbirds can be heard. River flowing strongly. Garbage strewn around the area as usual.
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14 April 2022
Kiwanis Boat Launch off Hwy 62 S of Madoc by Heather Ross
Very foggy here now, overcast with some light rain and more overnight. Some ducks out on the lake and songbirds heard. Summer dock not yet in place and permanent pier is partly submerged by the high water line now. Took depth measurement from as far out as I could walk without getting soaked….won’t reflect true average depth.
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12 April 2022
Centennial Park in Town of Deseronto by Heather Ross
Sunny calm day with just a few MM rain fall overnight in most regions. No summer dock installed yet so depth measurement will reflect it being taken from end of the one section in place now. No wildlife seen or heard here at this time.
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12 April 2022
East Bayshore Waterfront Park and Herchimer Rd Boat Launch in Belleville by Don Ross
Sunny calm day with a few MM rainfall overnight in the region. Some Canada Geese, seagulls, songbirds and a loon out on the lake today. Summer dock not installed yet so depth measurement taken from the winter pier so won’t be as deep as normally shown when testing from end of the summer dock.
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12 April 2022
First Bridge on County Rd 28 by Don Ross
Sunny calm day with just a few MM rainfall overnight in many areas. Red Winged blackbirds, ducks, Canada geese and a swan seen here today. Nice not seeing so many weeds as are here later in the season. Water had a bit of flow to it under the bridge, which helps.
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8 April 2022
Little Bluff Conservation Area by Don Ross
Sunny day with distant clouds out over the lake. Had about 14 MM rain overnight and 16 MM the day before. Canada Geese were on the marsh pond coming down to the beach, and several dozen loons were fishing and floating on the water offshore in the lake. Biggest gathering of loons I’ve ever seen, including all my time in northern and NW Ontario. Wish I had a better camera to have taken some good images, but they drifted out too far when I came down to the beach.
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8 April 2022
Hartland New Brunswick by Heather Ross
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6 April 2022
Pt. Petre Provincial Wildlife Area by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and windy today with no rain in past 24 hours but lots expected tonight and the next day or so. No wildlife or the usual waterfowl around today, but lots of signs of human activity here with beer cans and litter all around.
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5 April 2022
Birdhouse City Pond by Don Ross
Mostly sunny with a few clouds around and calm winds. No rain in past 24 hours. No birds seen or heard right now but some water bugs seen in the pond. Most ice off and what’s left is very thin and will be gone very soon. No problem testing at our usual spot.
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5 April 2022
Ottawa River by Inga Chisholm
This location is on the Ottawa River just above the Carrion Dam. It takes a little longer for the ice to break up here even with the current because of the flow being blocked by the dam.
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2 April 2022
Black River outflow to Lake Ontario by Don Ross
Partly cloudy and bit windy now. Less than 1 mm rain in past 24 hours. Some Canada Geese and ducks on the river. Depth from shore where testing done was . 4 M and bottom visible. Took other measurement from the bridge to mid point of river and depth was 2.5 M with bottom visible.
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2 April 2022
near Glenora, Prince Edward County by Don Ross
Sunny with a few clouds around. Less than 1 MM rain in past 24 hours. Songbirds can be heard.
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2 April 2022
Cherry Valley Lions Memorial Park Boat Launch Dock by Heather Ross
Sunny day with just a few clouds in the sky. Less than 1 MM rain in past 2 hours. Some red winged blackbirds and songbirds around.
