Observation

Quill Lake West Shore

Quill Lake

Lake

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October 11, 2021 at 11:00 AM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-01-21, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: Based on previous readings, oxygen's result of 8.5mg/L is outside the expected range of 9.99-10.0mg/L. Review needed: secchi_depth's result of 0m is below the normal range of 0.1m.

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    8.1

  • Oxygen

    mg/L

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    8.5

  • Salinity

    ppm

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm)

    8.62

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    7

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    8

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    m

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0

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Notes

It was very windy while testing. The wind speed was around 50 km/h, so the water was very cloudy. The water level is quite a bit lower than when I last observed it. There are lots of mud cracks present where the water used to be. There’s also quite a bit of white evaporate where the water used to be. The mud cracks and white evaporate are shown in the pictures attached.