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Jones Beach - Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario in Ontario

43.226541, -79.210267

Summary of quantitative results

Guidelines for exceedances are based on: Canada

Chemistry tests

Alkalinity
ppm

Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

210.0

Latest

189.17

Average

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Oxygen
mg/L

Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

4.96

Latest

9.06

Average

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Chlorine
ppm

Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

0.0

Latest

0.02

Average

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Conductivity
μS/cm

Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

341.0

Latest

309.0

Average

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pH

Taylor teststrips (pH)

8.0

Latest

8.1

Average

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Water temperature
°C

Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

27.5

Latest

23.72

Average

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Hardness
ppm

Taylor teststrips (hardness)

100.0

Latest

177.5

Average

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Biological tests

E. coli
CFU/100 mL

IDEXX Colilert 5-sample Geomean

431.44

Latest

546.86

Average

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Physical tests

Secchi depth (clarity)
m

Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

0.4

Latest

0.45

Average

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Water body type Lake
Dataset Community Based Water Monitoring, Niagara Coastal
Data collector Kiersten McCutcheon

Location description: Niagara Coastal started monitoring Jones Beach in 2022 to assess the current bacterial contamination level as it had not been monitored by the region since 2017.