Dataset

Lake Erie Rangers Monthly Monitoring

Dataset by Lake Erie Rangers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 2 March 2025

    Welland International Flatwater Centre by Michelle West

    Canal is still frozen solid. Ice fishing is taking place.

  • 1 March 2025

    Welland Canal off of Seaway Haulage Rd by Jessica Palombo

    -20 with wind chill, 34 km/h winds. No snow on ground.

  • 27 February 2025

    Black Creek at Stevensville Pump Station (downstream) by Aaron Chaisson

  • 26 February 2025

    Welland Canal at Port Robinson Ferry by Nadia Lucia Zechinelli Zanella

    Ice still on near the shore, not possible to get a water sample

  • 25 February 2025

    Chippawa-Front Street Public Dock & McKenzie Landing by Bhavika Vaghjiani

  • 24 February 2025

    Pioneer Tower Bridge by Sabrina Jivani

    Lots of snowmelt occured the previous day and sampling day, flooded road at trail parking lot Water level appears to be higher at banks packed snow

  • 24 February 2025

    Black Oaks Heritage Park (Windsor) by Isabelle Kolodziej

    Ice was off several metres from shore. I suspect it was cleared using an ice breaker as this is a common shipping route. I did not venture onto the ice towards the water as I was unsure how stable the ice was closer to the water.

  • 24 February 2025

    River Canard (Lasalle) by Isabelle Kolodziej

    Ice was on. Could not collect any water samples.

  • 24 February 2025

    Jordan Harbour Conservation Area by Robert Stavenow

    Jordan Harbour is ice covered, no open water.

  • 23 February 2025

    Windsor by Isabelle Kolodziej

    Could see open water about 100 m from shore. Curious if it was actually exposed with an ice breaker as this is a shipping route that feeds into the Detroit River. The exposed water appeared to make an "S" shape (east to west) away from shore (towards the east), making me think it was actually an ice breaker that exposed the water that is visible from shore. Did not venture out towards the water to sample as I was unsure how fragile the ice would be closer to the water.

  • 23 February 2025

    Windsor by Isabelle Kolodziej

    Could see open water about 100 m from shore. Curious if it was actually exposed with an ice breaker as this is a shipping route that feeds into the Detroit River. The exposed water appeared to make an "S" shape (east to west) away from shore (towards the east), making me think it was actually an ice breaker that exposed the water that is visible from shore. Did not venture out towards the water to sample as I was unsure how fragile the ice would be closer to the water.

  • 23 February 2025

    Port Colborne at the entrance from Lake Erie by Joshua Muscat

  • 23 February 2025

    Lake St. Clair by Isabelle Kolodziej

    Could see no flowing water. Took four wheeler out onto the lake. Drilled a whole approximately 100 m from shore. There was no water, the drill hit sand (approximately 18 inches down). We then took the four wheeler out to approximately 200 m from shore.

  • 23 February 2025

    Poverty Bay, Lake Erie by Jeffrey Sinibaldi

    Heavy road work machinery and numerous piles of gravel located in staging area/parking lot immediately adjacent to the bay.

  • 23 February 2025

    Big Forks Creek at Gents Road by Tom Liszt

    Big Forks Creek completely frozen. Unable to sample.

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.
Intended audience
Our community, Government and decision makers
Intended use
Benchmarking of water body or watershed health, Share and compare results across watersheds., Education and engagement of local communities, Use in resource prioritization and decision making