Dataset

Sault Ste. Marie Water Rangers Team

Dataset by NORDIK Institute

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 6 March 2026

    St. Marys @ Station Mall Platform by Community Volunteers

    Water was high and flowing fast. There was a family of Mallards upstream from the sample location.

  • 6 March 2026

    Drake St. Park by Community Volunteers

    There was a number of mallards on the waterbody. There was litter and plastics on the creek- see photos. The water appeared turbid.

  • 6 March 2026

    Dacey Rd at St. Marys River by Community Volunteers

    The waterbody wetted width has widened due to the St. Marys being frozen. Stormwater is unable to be discharged. There was a bacteria film on the water surfaces and a layer of brown scum. See photos. The snow pile was still blocking the stormwater outfalll, and there was evidence that wildlife was still entering the culvert structure.

  • 6 March 2026

    Black Creek @ Black / 2nd Line E by Community Volunteers

    The site has decomposing wetland vegetation- unable to identify species. The water was slow-moving. This site is directly downstream from Highway 17.

  • 6 March 2026

    Cold Water Creek at Old Garden River Road by Community Volunteers

    Water level was the highest observed in winter months. There has been temperatures in the lpluses in the past 48hrs.

  • 27 February 2026

    St. Marys @ Station Mall Platform by Community Volunteers

    There was a gentleman fishing at the site. He had not caught anything yet. The algae (possibly Didymo) was not attached to the rocks at this monitoring. See photos. There was one water fowl on the river below the test site eating a fish.

  • 27 February 2026

    Cold Water Creek at Old Garden River Road by Community Volunteers

  • 27 February 2026

    Dacey Rd at St. Marys River by Community Volunteers

    The stormwater outfall is blocked by a giant pile of snow that was dumped on the waterway 2 weeks ago. The outfall has become home to wildlife possibly muskrats see photos from February 20 and 27th. We are unsure why the city is dumping snow on the outfall waterway to St. Marys.

  • 27 February 2026

    Drake St. Park by Community Volunteers

    There were four mallards on the water. The water was very murkey like chocolate milk. There was additional snowfall since the last time monitoring.

  • 20 February 2026

    Dacey Rd at St. Marys River by Community Volunteers

    The snowpile in front of the stormwater outfall is still existing,. There was tracks observed possibly from muskarat as they come from the river and lead into the culvert. The snow pile has made a ideal outfall for wildlife. Additionally, the water level increased and the waterbody has increased in width due to the frozen St. Marys.

  • 20 February 2026

    Drake St. Park by Community Volunteers

    31 Mallards on teh creek. Water level was average but expected higher due to higher external temperatures.

  • 13 February 2026

    St. Marys @ Station Mall Platform by Community Volunteers

    There was what belived to be rock snot (Didymo) observed along the shoreline waters where light hits the bottom of the river. It was attached to the rocks. See photos.

  • 13 February 2026

    Drake St. Park by Community Volunteers

    There were 11 mallards on the creek. There were some litter on the water's surface.

  • 13 February 2026

    Dacey Rd at St. Marys River by Community Volunteers

    There was a snowpile that has been dumped intentionally on the stormwater outfall. The snowpile is preventing water to flow out of stormwater drainage. The water beyond the snowpile has widened as it has nowhere to go due to the frozen St. Marys River. See photos of legal dump.

  • 23 January 2026

    St. Marys @ Station Mall Platform by Community Volunteers

    No Dissolved Oxygen, too cold

  • 22 January 2026

    Cold Water Creek at Old Garden River Road by Community Volunteers

  • 20 January 2026

    East Davignon Farwell Terrace (near Tim Hortons) by Community Volunteers