Protect Our Waters

Observations

• 9 May 2017

  Drainage creek 20m from OR by Jennifer Valentine

  Hunted for fiddle heads and morels with Julie Sell. Took her water testing for the first time. It was slightly overcast. Animals tracks and scat of porcupine near flooded parking area. Parking lot completely flooded due to spring melt and multiple accumulated factors. Flooding was an issue for many regions throughout the province this spring.

• 3 May 2017

  Muskrat River by Jennifer Valentine

  Partly cloudy, Wind 24 km NW, 70% Humidity, 101.3 kPa, heavy rainfall all week has resulted in widespread flooding within the area.

• 2 May 2017

  Allumette Island by Jennifer Valentine

  TDS ppm 25, Wind 9 km S, Humidity 82%, 99.6 kPa, Heavy rainfall all week. Flooding along the Ottawa River a concern for homeowners, sandbagging homes not far from sample location. Water levels close to the 100 year water mark assigned by geological survey of area.

• 30 April 2017

  La Passe boat launch by Cale Jackson

  Cold, light wind, rain. The river is very high. The boat launch is underwater and the current is very swift. A lot of debris floating along the riverbank. A pile of sand has been been placed in the parking lot of the boat launch which appears to contain road salt. It is leaching directly into the river. A sample has been collected.

• 24 April 2017

  Drainage creek 20m from OR by Cale Jackson

  The creek is still high and washing out the road. Lots of debris and sediment in the water. A beaver was observed swimming in the culverts.

• 22 April 2017

  MKC/Whitewater Ontario put-in at the Lornes. Near Whitewater Brewery on Fletcher Rd. by Cale Jackson

  River is very high. The flow is 4100 m3/sec or 144,000 cfs. Flow information for this section of the Ottawa river is available from shaggy designs online flow report. Lots of debris from the flood is floating downstream and pooling in the calm eddies. A lot of garbage, including an oil tank.

• 20 April 2017

  Walkerton, ON by Jennifer Valentine

  Mostly cloudy, heavy rainfall today. Buds starting to show on trees &a sting flowers blooming. Water iris and large patch of tiger lilies on the side of the Saugeen Trail. Weeping willow, purple pansy, red clover pennywart and violas spotted. Wind 14 km N, 99% Humidity, 101.1 kPa

• 19 April 2017

  Walkerton, ON by Jennifer Valentine

  Mostly cloudy but warm. Beautiful day yesterday, not much rain this week. Farmers fields seem to be draining well. Flooding has decreased significantly in the passed few days.

• 17 April 2017

  Muskrat River at Hwy 17 - Site ID - MKR-02 by Jennifer Valentine

  Some pictures from my shoreline clean up today and the Muskrat Lake Boat Launch. I think someone knew I was coming because they left me a broom to help clean up😜👍🏽 5 full bags of garbage, and various plastic and metal garbage. Diaper bin, outboard motor blade, car parts, styrofoam, bottles and cans.

• 16 April 2017

  MKC/Whitewater Ontario put-in at the Lornes. Near Whitewater Brewery on Fletcher Rd. by Jennifer Valentine

  Heavy erosion happening among the access road. Rainy all week, still snow on the ground. Lots of flooding and runoff occurring here. Spotted a beaver, busy making a new home. The samples are from above the culverts before heading into the Ottawa River and just below. The darker sample is above the culverts. This sample is very turbid as you can see. We will continue to sample at these sites over the course of the summer.

• 16 April 2017

  Drainage creek 20m from OR by Jennifer Valentine

  Erosion is heavy today as all the spring rain and snow melt has washed away quite a bit of the access road at Owl Rafting. Spotted a busy little beaver working on a dam just below the culverts. Wind 22 km NW, 100.6 kPa, 98% Humidity. Rainy all week, very little snow still on the ground, trees are starting to bud, and the ducks are loving this weather🦆

• 16 April 2017

  La Passé Rd, La Passe, ON by Cale Jackson

• 16 April 2017

  Pleasant Vally Rd. La Passe, ON by Cale Jackson

  Heavy rainfall. Been raining for 24 hours. Stream level is high. Lots of flooding and debris in water. Current is swift. Large flocks of Canada geese in fields. %NaCl: 0.010 mg/l Cl(negative): 58 mg/l

• 16 April 2017

  Muskrat River at Hwy 17 - Site ID - MKR-02 by Cale Jackson

  Heavy rain, 9.1 degrees centigrade Muskrat River is high and fast. Lots of flooding along the riverbank. Debris floating past. Boat launch and parking lot are flooded.

• 15 April 2017

  Westmeath Boat Launch by Jennifer Valentine

  Beautiful day, rain expected for the afternoon. 35% Humidity, Wind 10km E, 101.7kPa. Lots of geese on their way back home, stopping off at Westmeath Provincal Park for a much needed rest. Tons of mayflies busy moving around now that the warm weather is here. A few water beetles and some boatman teaming along the shoreline.

• 15 April 2017

  Westmeath Boat Launch by Jennifer Valentine

  Wind 10 km E, 35 % Humidity, 101.7 kPa, out on the paddle boards collecting garbage and stretching out our paddling cob webs. Collecting benthics today to test out our homemade microscope. Took it to a BBQ with our benthic samples and showed some future citizen scientists a little water biology.

• 14 April 2017

  Westmeath Boat Launch by Jennifer Valentine

  Sunny, 45% Humidity, shoreline clean up day. Forgot to add my results. Had a wonderful day and met some pretty wonderful people while Protecting Our Waters👍🏽

• 9 April 2017

  MKC/Whitewater Ontario put-in at the Lornes. Near Whitewater Brewery on Fletcher Rd. by Cale Jackson

  Warm and sunny afternoon with slight breeze. The river is beginning to rise. There is no ice in this stretch of the Ottawa River. There is evidence of paddling activity. Soon this area will become very busy with the onset of the commercial rafting activities.

• 9 April 2017

  La Passe boat launch by Jennifer Valentine

  Collecting benthics to test with our home made microscope for our phones and iPad!.... budget friendly citizen science!! #iceoff #benthics #protectourwaters

• 9 April 2017

  Drainage creek 20m from OR by Cale Jackson

  Spring has finally arrived and with it high water. This creek flows year round but is very high and fast today. The warmer weather has melted a lot of snow; the recent rain raised the water over the road and washed out the road bed. This creek flows through numerous fields and farms before reaching this point. The creek joins the Ottawa River 300 meters downstream. Canada geese, blue jays and chickadees were all observed in the vicinity. Red squirrels were also seen as well as signs of deer, porcupine and raccoon.