Observation

South Bay Cres Public Boat Launch

Creek leading to South Bay on Lake Ontario

River or stream

October 22, 2022 at 1:10 PM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-07-08, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: Conductivity's result of 762μS/cm is outside the expected range of 119.91-697.99μS/cm (3.0 standard deviations from the historical mean for this location).

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    No rain in past 24 hrs.

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    Bottom visible m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    .2 m

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.2

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    5.5 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    210 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    762 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    18 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    13.1 °C

Notes

Sunny and moderately windy with no rain in past 24 hrs. Very high conductivity reading today and water level is extremely low.