Observations
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27 June 2019
Humber Bay Park West main boat launch into cove by Korice Moir
Red winged blackbird got very close. Perched on car side mirror to say hello. Busy boat launch despite being submerged by high water level. Took tests then went stand up paddling #SUP. First time!
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25 June 2019
Mouth of creek just north of boat launch by Korice Moir
High water level at mouth of Mimico Creek. Geese on guard. One legged pose. Ducks in background. Two swans gliding by.
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24 June 2019
Intersecting Main Street, north of Glen Williams Park, Georgetown by Korice Moir
Flowing quickly. Looks like oil or some other pollutant innnorthwest corner under Main Street Bridge north of Glen Williams Park.
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20 June 2019
Humber Bay Park West by Korice Moir
Third Lake Ontario Waterkeeper sample to test E. coli. Site #4.
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13 June 2019
Humber Bay Park West by Korice Moir
Second Lake Ontario Waterkeeper sample to test E. coli. Site #4.
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9 June 2019
Castleford (Horton boat launch on the River Rd) by Kim Emde
True depth difficult to measure due to the current. My measurement is 6m +/- 1 m.
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9 June 2019
Hydrometric Station by Kim Emde
Beautiful sunny day. It was difficult to get a true bottom depth reading, due to the current. My reading is 5m +/- 1m. Many birds and American toads about. No DO test performed.
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6 June 2019
Humber Bay Park West by Korice Moir
First Lake Ontario Waterkeeper sample to test E. coli. Site #1.
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1 June 2019
Eganville beach by Kim Emde
Observations made from the dock at Eganville Rotary Park beach. Overcast day. Many painted turtles and birds.
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1 June 2019
Augsberg Rd by Kim Emde
Observation made as part of the Celebrate Our Rivers paddle series. Overcast day, some sun. Many painted turtles basking on logs in the creek. Many birds, red-winged blackbirds, cedar waxwings, grackles, eastern kingbirds, and more.
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28 May 2019
Mimico Waterfront by Korice Moir
High water levels. First sighting of night heron (in tree along trail at foot of Superior and Lake Shore Boulevard West) while walking to this site. Water quite stinky. Ducks came by to check me out.
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28 May 2019
Mouth of creek just north of boat launch by Korice Moir
Usual spot for picnic table by boat launch engulfed in water. Highest I’ve seen. Line of flotsam suggests high wave action. One swan. One dog walker. Curious people driving by.
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28 May 2019
Amos Waites Park by Korice Moir
Super high water level has swallowed the sandy beach that was here just a month ago! Ducks and geese don’t seem to mind.
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26 May 2019
Renfrew boat launch by Kathryn Lindsay
Chlorine (mg/L) entered in chlorine (ppm) field Weather: Now- sunny w/clouds Last 24 hrs- Thunderstorm 5 people fishing from the pier; 4 fishing from a speedboat (photo) informed about Water Ranger testing and given a Water Ranger sticker April sampling missed due to extreme flooding (see photos from 4 May 2019)
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26 May 2019
Smiths Creek - Barnet Blvd, Renfrew by Kathryn Lindsay
Total chlorine (mg/L) entered in chlorine data field (ppm) Weather: Now- sun w/cloud Last 24 hr- thunderstorm Floodplain still has water; main channel water turbid Birds: Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow Warbler Litter en route to sampling location Missed April sampling due to extreme flooding (see photo 21 Apr 2019)
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26 May 2019
Home by Kim Emde
This sample was collected at the marshy shoreline. There was plenty of pollen and catkins floating in the water.
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26 May 2019
Mouth of Black Bay at confluence of Petawawa River by Kim Emde
Very windy and cloudy. Thunderstorms the night before. There was a strong current downstream into the Petawawa River. Secchi Disk at 45 degrees: maximum string length 14 metres -- did not touch bottom, therefore actual depth is at least 10m.
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24 May 2019
Lakeshore Road West and Front Street North, Mississauga by Robin Castonguay
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24 May 2019
Jack Darling Memorial Park by Robin Castonguay
