Observation

Outlet River at Bridge on County Rd 18

Outlet River

River or stream

June 18, 2019 at 2:15 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    bottom visible m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    .4 m

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    8.7

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    10.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    175 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    100 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    225 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    32 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    20.8 °C

  • Phosphate

    Unspecified equipment (phosphate)

    40 ppm

Notes

Sunny, hot and calm day. No rainfall in past 48 hours. Some kayakers paddling by, minnows in the water and some birds around. Cottages along Log Cabin Point Rd here have sandbagged their properties due to high water this spring. Depth at test site below bridge on north side was .4 M and from middle of bridge above it was 2.5 M in centre of river ...bottom visible still. One of the highest phosphate levels I've tested this year is here..... 40…..must indicate a lot of agricultural runoff from farms surrounding East Lake I suspect?