Dataset

Lake Erie Rangers Monthly Monitoring

Dataset by Lake Erie Rangers

Dataset summary

Observations

8 July 2025

Lorraine Bay at Weaver Road

20 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, ph, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

8 July 2025

Poverty Bay, Lake Erie

19 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, ph, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water level, water temperature, water use

8 July 2025

Port Colborne at the entrance from Lake Erie

10 parameters tested

air temperature, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, conductivity, current weather, hardness, oxygen, ph, water temperature

8 July 2025

E.C. Brown Conservation Area

16 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water temperature

8 July 2025

Port Maitland Esplanade Park and Pier

10 parameters tested

air temperature, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, conductivity, current weather, hardness, oxygen, ph, water temperature

8 July 2025

Chippawa Boat Ramp & Naisbitt Parkette

21 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water depth, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

6 July 2025

Pioneer Tower Bridge

13 parameters tested

ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature

2 July 2025

Waverly Beach (west side of break wall)

15 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, e. coli, odour, water surface, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

1 July 2025

Queen's Royal Park Beach

14 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, water surface, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

30 June 2025

Private dock near Tuscarora Road and 6th Line

17 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, e. coli, odour, water surface, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

30 June 2025

Dufferin Islands Nature Area

22 parameters tested

ice on, air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, ph, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water depth, water flow, water level, water temperature

30 June 2025

Ryerson Park

19 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, e. coli, hardness, odour, water surface, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

30 June 2025

Niagara College Wetland

21 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, e. coli, hardness, odour, water surface, oxygen, ph, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water flow, water level, water temperature

30 June 2025

Henley Island Boathouse

16 parameters tested

ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

29 June 2025

Windsor

19 parameters tested

ice on, air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, hardness, odour, water surface, ph, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

29 June 2025

Welland Canal at Port Robinson Ferry

21 parameters tested

air temperature, algae, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, clarity, colour, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, hardness, odour, water surface, ph, pollution signs, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water flow, water level, water temperature, water use

29 June 2025

Grande Hermine Ship Beach

5 parameters tested

air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, water temperature

29 June 2025

Twenty Mile Creek at Twenty-First Street

10 parameters tested

air temperature, alkalinity, chloride, chlorine, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, hardness, ph, water temperature

29 June 2025

Willow Creek

14 parameters tested

air temperature, alkalinity, chlorine, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, hardness, oxygen, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, secchi depth (clarity), water depth, water temperature

29 June 2025

Clear Creek

10 parameters tested

air temperature, alkalinity, chlorine, conductivity, current weather, current weather description, hardness, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, water temperature

Concerns
Through this program, citizen scientists play a vital role in collecting data for baseline water chemistry and on key contaminants, including PFAS, nutrients, and chloride (road salts) for the Lake Erie basin. By addressing critical gaps in regional water quality data, the project supports innovative pilot programs to develop and refine new monitoring methods.