Observation

Point Petre Provincial Wildlife Area

Lake Ontario at Soup Harbour

Lake

October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Partly cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    No rain

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    Bottom visible m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    .05 m


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    6.6

    Regulatory
  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    8.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    175 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    60 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    238 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    13 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    11.2 °C


Notes

Partly cloudy with no rain in past 24 hrs. Shoreline waters edge is as far out as I can recall.