Beaverdams Road Parkette

Weather observations

• Current weather description

  Community scientist interpretation

  A light rain started during sampling

• Current weather

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Cloudy
  • Rainy

• Weather in the past 24hrs

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Cloudy

Qualitative readings

• Algae

  Community scientist interpretation

  Attached

• Water flow

  Community scientist interpretation

  Surging

• Water level

  Community scientist interpretation

  Average

• Clarity

  Community scientist interpretation

  Clear

• Water surface

  Community scientist interpretation

  Litter

• Pollution sources

  Community scientist interpretation

  Urban/road discharge, Other

• Colour

  Community scientist interpretation

  Brown

• Odour

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

Chemistry tests

• Air temperature

  °C

  Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

  3

• Water temperature

  °C

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

  1.4

• Conductivity

  μS/cm

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

  631

• Oxygen

  mg/L

  Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

  12

• Chlorine

  ppm

  Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

  0

• pH

  Taylor teststrips (pH)

  7.2

• Alkalinity

  ppm

  Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

  120

• Hardness

  ppm

  Taylor teststrips (hardness)

  200

Biological tests

• E. coli

  CFU/100 mL

  Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli)

  0.0

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  Average of 0, 0, 0

Physical tests

• Secchi depth (clarity)

  m

  Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

  0.19

Other tests

• Incubation temperature

  °C

  Digital thermometer

  35

• Incubation time

  hours

  Digital timer

  28