Observation

Muskeg Creek

Muskeg Creek

River or stream

October 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM

QA status: Approved by dataset admin

Water Rangers completed a basic QA check on this observation on 2026-01-16.

Review needed: Based on previous readings, conductivity's result of 672μS/cm is outside the expected range of 1005.49-1174.51μS/cm.

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Rainy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Scum

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    bottom visible m

  • Water depth

    Unspecified equipment (water depth)

    0.25 m

  • Ice on

    Community scientist interpretation

    false

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    7.8

  • Oxygen

    Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L)

    8 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    5 °C

  • Water temperature

    Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

    8 °C

  • Hardness

    Unspecified equipment (hardness)

    300 mg/L

  • Alkalinity

    Unspecified equipment (alkalinity)

    240 mg/L

  • Conductivity

    Unspecified equipment (conductivity)

    672 μS/cm

  • Chlorine

    Unspecified equipment (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm