Dataset

Riverwatch

Dataset by Ottawa Riverkeeper

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 31 July 2016

    Near mouth by Kat Kavanagh

    Quiet. Not a lot of boat traffic. One kayaker and some music. Very calm, partly cloudy.

  • 31 July 2016

    Madawaska at Ottawa rivers by Pat Tait

    Hot day. Sunny with some clouds. Not windy. River is calm. Lots of swimmers and boaters. Microplastic testing again!

  • 31 July 2016

    Downstream of Laurin Island by Louis Lafontaine

    Calm water few boats on the river.

  • 31 July 2016

    South of Bon Pasteur Bridge by Louis Lafontaine

    Water crystal clear to shallow for Secchi test . In the mod I found cloth glove, sole of a shoe, 2 golf balls and other garbage.

  • 30 July 2016

    Constance Bay by Sarah Simkin

    Weather in past 24 h: Clear Weather now: Clear Human activity: Fishing, Recreational Boating, Swimming, Paddleboarding, Kayaking, Canoeing, Yachting

  • 30 July 2016

    Westmeath Mid-Channel by John and Evie

    Tests done with Kat Kavanagh (Water Rangers), Jordan Ross and Justin Langille (Masters student). Sunny and hot. A few waves. Some seadoos near the lighthouse. Took Microplastics sample

  • 30 July 2016

    Bristol - South of Flag Island by Jennifer Haughton

    Investigators: Deb Powell, Virginia MacLatchy, Peter Haughton, Jennifer Haughton Water Quality Testing (July 30/16). Location (N 45' 31' 17.5, W 076' 28' 23.6). Weather in past 24 hours - clear/partly cloudy Weather now - clear/partly cloudy Calm - winds less than 5 km/h Human activity - very quiet at 9am but lots of activity later in the afternoon (on July 30), power boats, fishing, and swimming Found dead fish floating in water later in the afternoon near shoreline (smaller fish maybe a small bass).