Location

Picton Harbour at Mouth of Marsh Creek

Picton Harbour on Lake Ontario

Picton Harbour on Lake Ontario in Ontario

Dataset summary

Picton Harbour at Mouth of Marsh Creek has data for ph, oxygen, secchi_depth, hardness, alkalinity, water_depth, conductivity, air_temperature, water_temperature, Ice on, current_weather, current_weather_description, previous_weather, and previous_weather_description from 20 March 2020 to 20 March 2020.

44.008991, -77.136447

Summary of quantitative results

Guidelines for exceedances are based on: Canada

  • Physical tests

    • Water depth

      Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

      2.58m

      Latest

      2.58m

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Secchi depth (clarity)

      Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

      1.25m

      Latest

      1.25m

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

  • Chemistry tests

    • Water temperature

      Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

      6.0°C

      Latest

      6.0°C

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Oxygen

      Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

      Latest

      8.0mg/L

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

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      What do these colours mean?

    • Hardness

      Taylor teststrips (hardness)

      175.0ppm

      Latest

      175.0ppm

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Conductivity

      Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

      419.0μS/cm

      Latest

      419.0μS/cm

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Alkalinity

      Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

      120.0ppm

      Latest

      120.0ppm

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Air temperature

      Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

      13.0°C

      Latest

      13.0°C

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

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About this location

  • Water body type Lake
  • Dataset 2019 Test strip reading study, Water Rangers
  • Data collector Don Ross
  • Location description Calm sheltered harbour in Picton where boats are docked and easily accessible from the boardwalk beside the Harbour Inn. The Marsh Creek empties into the bay here from under the roadway. Tests done at the end of the nearest dock on north end of boardwalk. Water fountain in the water nearby not close enough to influence our tests.