Dataset

Sault Ste. Marie Water Rangers Team

Dataset by NORDIK Institute

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 10 March 2024

    Root River Wishart Park by Community Volunteers

    Path to river is slippery, snow covered path. The cliffs on right bank are eroding, water is high and fast moving, could not cross safely.

  • 10 March 2024

    Root River Hwy 17E by Abdul Bari Khan

    The water was not clear and the substrate was unable to see. Moreover, there were presence of plant debris.

  • 10 March 2024

    Canon Creek Old Goulais Bay Rd by Abdul Bari Khan

    Ice formation on left and right bank, can not see creek edge. Conditions changed since March 1st. There is unsafe overflow on both sides of bridge. Could not sample today. Pictures taken of iced left and right bank. Water is visible compared to no visable water last week. Overflow on both sides of bank - wetted area is high. Can not measure due to ice.

  • 10 March 2024

    Canon Creek Old Goulais Bay Rd by Iti Singh

    Ice formation on left and right bank, can not see creek edge. Conditions changed since March 1st. There is unsafe overflow on both sides of bridge. Could not sample today. Pictures taken of iced left and right bank. Water is visible compared to no visable water last week. Overflow on both sides of bank - wetted area is high. Can not measure due to ice.

  • 10 March 2024

    West Davignon Brookfield Ave by Iti Singh

    "Logging on site, Fallen barks and branches, Cutted trees Sandy and muddy"

  • 10 March 2024

    Little Carp River Carpin Beach Rd by Community Volunteers

    Logging on the site. Fallen barks and branches, Sandy and muddy. Fish in the stream.

  • 10 March 2024

    East Davignon Creek Allens Side (N of 2nd Ln W) by Iti Singh

    "Fallen barks Boulders Slippery" Within 48h of significant rainfall (10mm or more per day) We can see new plants growing on the bank and in the stream

  • 10 March 2024

    East Davignon Creek Allens Side (N of 2nd Ln W) by Abdul Bari Khan

    We can see new plants growing on the bank and in the stream ! 😀

  • 9 March 2024

    East Davignon Farwell Terrace (near Tim Hortons) by Iti Singh

    Water is directly come from urban areas. We can see white fog bubble on the water surface. Very steep Slops. There is no rainfall in last 48 hours. Also we can easily see lawn and tree leaves at a site. Only a 5 % of vegetation near the edges of water. Canopy cover is almost none.

  • 8 March 2024

    West Davignon Brookfield Ave by Abdul Bari Khan

    Water directly comes from forest area. There is a two stream water and at the end it mixed with each other and make a single big stream. There is no ice at site. We noticed some vehicular activity near the site, also we saw a crossing path through the waterbody. Water is divided into two stream but at the end it mixed together and create one big stream.

  • 8 March 2024

    West Davignon Brookfield Ave by Iti Singh

    There is no ice at a site. Water is very clear. We noticed vehicular activity near the site. Also we see a crossing path through a water body. Water is divided into a two stream but at the end it is It mixed together and created one big stream.

  • 8 March 2024

    Fort Creek Channel at Carmen's Way by Abdul Bari Khan

    Site is very safe for doing a testing. Water first created a pool and than it turns into a riffle. There is lots of vegetation at shoreline. The road and some industries very close to the water body. Small amount of plastic waste at site and over growth of grass (approximately 5 feet high) and native flowers at a site .

  • 8 March 2024

    Fort Creek Channel at Carmen's Way by Iti Singh

    Water is comes from four sewage pipelines. Also there is lots of shoreline vegetation at a site. The road and some industries very close to the water body. Small amount of plastic waste at a site. Over growth of grass and native flowers at a site( Approx 5 feet height). Site is very safe for doing testing. Water first created a pool and than it turns into a riffle.

  • 8 March 2024

    East Davignon Farwell Terrace (near Tim Hortons) by Abdul Bari Khan

    Water is directly come from urban areas. We can see white fog bubble on the water surface. Very steep Slops. We can easily see lawn and tree leaves at site. Only 5% of vegetation near the edges of water. Canopy cover is almost none.

  • 1 March 2024

    East Davignon Creek Allens Side (N of 2nd Ln W) by Abdul Bari Khan

  • 1 March 2024

    Canon Creek Old Goulais Bay Rd by Abdul Bari Khan

    Snow covered. No access to water. No water

  • 1 March 2024

    Fort Creek Channel at Carmen's Way by Community Volunteers

    We observed almost frozen water at this location but we saw some clear areas to take samples. We observed two sewage channels and a creek channel at this location. The location is near to a storage area and we observed water passing through Algoma Steel nearby. Some aquatic grass and plants are present in the location. Also saw some algae bloom at the location. A main road to the location and a road sign closer to the sampling area.

  • 1 March 2024

    Bellevue Park Topsail Island by Abdul Bari Khan

    Small shrubs and some trees, Sloppy way, Pebbles near the shore along with some rocks

  • 1 March 2024

    Bellevue Park duck pond by Abdul Bari Khan

    Presence of gravels and small rocks near the nearby, Small snowy slope, Completely frozen lake, Partially covered canopy, Presence of black capped chickadee birds

  • 1 March 2024

    Root River Hwy 17E by Abdul Bari Khan

    Unreachable, Sloppy way with ice, Frozen river, Covered by canopy, A don't swim sign is present at the entry, Lots of trees and shrubs near the shore

Intended audience
Our group or organization, Our community, Government and decision makers, Broad audience/everyone
Intended use
Benchmarking of water body or watershed health, Share and compare results across watersheds., Education and engagement of local communities, Use in resource prioritization and decision making