Dataset

Lake Nipissing & The French River

Dataset by Upper French River

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 1 July 2024

    Little French River (Entrance) by Tim Murdoch

    Slow flow of water on a hot day with no wind. Water sample was clear and odourless. No algae observed. Area is primarily a passage for boaters to enter the Little French River. Foam observed atop water likely from passing by motor boats or jet skiers.

  • 1 July 2024

    Hardy Bay by Tim Murdoch

    Fishing and boating area. Tested on hot afternoon. Still water, no breeze. No algae. Average water level. Water sample was clear and odourless.

  • 1 July 2024

    Back Channel (north of Elliot Island) by Tim Murdoch

    Anchored to test waters in between two small uninhabited islands in back channel of the Upper French River just north of Elliot Island. Some natural debris and foam. Average water level, slow water flow. Clear and odourless water sample. Boating and fishing zone.

  • 1 July 2024

    Main Channel Marker (near Keystone / Torrance Isle) by Tim Murdoch

    Anchored in the middle of the main channel of the Upper French River at 27.7 feet approximately midway across the channel not far from the main RED buoy and nearby Keystone.

  • 1 July 2024

    Campbell’s Bay by Tim Murdoch

    Test site in the middle of Campbell’s Bay at a depth of 26 feet away from the much shallower shoreline where boaters tend to anchor.

  • 30 June 2024

    Isle #93 (Main Channel) by Tim Murdoch

    Clear and odourless water sample. Steady flow of water and average water levels. Primarily swimming, fishing and boating zone. No algae nor any debris floating atop the water.

  • 30 June 2024

    Sand Bay (Lot #2) by Tim Murdoch

    Too shallow at dock to test secchi depth so tested near test site in deeper waters at 11 feet.

  • 30 June 2024

    Satchel’s Bay by Tim Murdoch

    New dock, rocky shoreline with cottage approximately 50 yards above test site. Clear and odourless tested water, average water level, slow flow of water in protected area of the bay. Swimming, boating, fishing zone.