Observation

Near mouth

Mississippi River

River or stream

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August 28, 2021 at 5:20 PM

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Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Windy

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Waves high on Ottawa River. Mouth not as turbulent.

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    m

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    1.77

  • Water depth

    m

    Unspecified equipment (water depth)

    2.1

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    8.4

  • Hardness

    mg/L

    Unspecified equipment (hardness)

    175

  • Alkalinity

    mg/L

    Unspecified equipment (alkalinity)

    120

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    22

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

    24.6

Recent photos

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Notes

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