Observation

Helliwell Lake Bridge (RR 250)

Helliwell Lake

Lake

November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    light snow the past few days and today, overcast, lake beginning to freeze (pan ice)

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Snowy

Physical tests

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.3 m


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory
  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    7.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    150 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    140 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    816 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    0 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    1.8 °C


Notes

last test for 2025