Observation

Bailey Creek- Consession Rd. 8 ( North of County rd. 1)

Bailey Creek

River or stream

September 26, 2021 at 11:10 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    sun with breeze

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    overcast with light and heavy rain


Physical tests

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (45 cm)

    < 0.24 NTU

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    .30 m


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.65

    Regulatory
  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    11.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    150 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    484 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    18 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14.5 °C

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    ≥ 240 ppm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm


Notes

water brown in colour and quite turbid September 21, September 22 ,Bailey Creek extreamly dark and very turbid. Confirmed by NVCA to be a sediment breech from Colgan develment site- upstream from test site. Second sediment breech mid afternoon September 25th.