Location

Near mouth

Mississippi River

Mississippi River in Ontario

Dataset summary

Near mouth has data for ph, previous_weather_description, previous_weather, current_weather_description, current_weather, water_temperature, air_temperature, water_depth, alkalinity, hardness, secchi_depth, conductivity, nitrites, nitrates, nitrate_nitrogen, Ice on, oxygen, and phosphates from 24 May 2014 to 30 September 2024.

Observations

  • 27 July 2024

    Pat Tait

    Temp at 1 M depth: 23C A significant Mississippi Delta into Ottawa River has been forming over the past 35 years. Picture attached. 2 small fishing boats and two kayakers at confluence. Gulls, dragonflies present

  • 1 July 2024

    Pat Tait

    Small spots of Algae forming along shore

  • 28 August 2021

    Pat Tait

    Bubbly, yellow-green colour, thick algae. Similar to that in handbook seen a few years ago in same area - but not as bad.

  • 24 July 2021

    Pat Tait

    Two fishing boats right at testing area.

  • 26 September 2020

    Pat Tait

    Water very clear Today (Rare). One boater, cormorant seen,

  • 26 July 2020

    Pat Tait

    First time in all my years doing this that I saw cormorants on this stretch of the Mississippi nesting and fishing.

  • 26 August 2018

    Pat Tait

    Wind has died down and sun is out. A lot of cormorants. No osprey. Heard loons. The delta area seems to be getting bigger. Marsh is thick.

  • 29 July 2018

    Pat Tait

    No bugs, breezy and no one on the water

  • 27 May 2018

    Pat Tait

    Weather cloudy with sunny periods. Windy. Two osprey nests visible but no sighting of osprey. Saw heron and a kayaker as well as turtle. The delta weeds are just breaking through the surface of the water. Not too thick yet. Water was surprisingly warm for so early in the year.

  • 24 September 2017

    Pat Tait

    People onshore enjoying the warm fall day. Boaters in area. Deadheads visible. No wind, no clouds, very still and hot.

  • 26 August 2017

    Pat Tait

    There is a lot more Purple Loosestrife this year in comparison to the past 2 years although blooms are just about finished. Osprey stand visible - no Osprey in sight. Two boats with fishermen. Children playing at shoreline.

  • 1 July 2017

    Pat Tait

    No wildlife to see which is odd at this time of year. Very few gulls.

  • 28 May 2017

    Pat Tait

    Water was very high. A lot of logs and debris onshore. High water line very evident on bushline along shore. (See pic) osprey flying overhead.

  • 25 September 2016

    Pat Tait

    2 other boaters Water quite wavy Stiff breeze Blue skies Very quiet - no birds or animals seen

  • 28 August 2016

    Pat Tait

    No boaters Could see Osprey People working on their own beaches Partly sunny skies River full of weeds and fairly calm