This form is for the dataset: Upper St. Lawrence River Volunteer Monitoring

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Weather

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

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Plants Wildlife

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Algae Qualitative	None, Cladaphora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
Aquatic vegetation Qualitative	Not visible, Absent, Less than 5%, 5 to 33%, More than 33%

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Physical Tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
Water level Qualitative	Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
Secchi depth (clarity) m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1
Water depth m	Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)	1
Ice on Qualitative	true, false

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Chemistry tests

Test parameter	Type of test	Samples
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
Chlorine ppm	Taylor teststrips (chlorine)	1
pH	Taylor teststrips (pH)	1
Alkalinity ppm	Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)	1
Hardness ppm	Taylor teststrips (hardness)	1
Turbidity NTU	Portable turbidity meter	1
Nitrate mg/L	Spectrophotometer	1
Chloride mg/L	Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)	1