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This form is for the dataset: Sault Ste. Marie Water Rangers Team


Weather

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Current weather Qualitative
Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Current weather description Qualitative
Weather in the past 24hrs Qualitative
Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
Weather in the past 24hrs description Qualitative

Qualitative

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Clarity Qualitative
Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
Water use Qualitative
Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, ceremonial, other
Colour Qualitative
Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other

Plants Wildlife

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Algae Qualitative
None, Cladaphora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure

Issue Reporting

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Odour Qualitative
None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other
Pollution sources Qualitative
Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
Water surface Qualitative
None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae

Physical Tests

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Water flow Qualitative
Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
Water level Qualitative
Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
Water depth m
Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
1
Secchi depth (clarity) m
Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
1

Chemistry tests

Test parameter Type of test Samples
Air temperature °C
Weather app
1
Air temperature °C
Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
1
Water temperature °C
Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
1
Conductivity μS/cm
Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
1
Oxygen mg/L
Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)
1
Oxygen mg/L
AZ instruments optical meter (mg/L)
1
pH
Taylor teststrips (pH)
1
Chlorine ppm
Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
1
Alkalinity ppm
Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
1
Hardness ppm
Taylor teststrips (hardness)
1
Salinity ppm
Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm)
1
Chloride mg/L
Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)
1