Observation

Off shore from cottage

Round lake

Lake

February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-07-08, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: chloride's result of 0ppm is below the normal range of 12.0ppm.

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Windy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Fishing, Swimming, Boating

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Still

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    3.5 m

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    3.5 m

  • Ice presence

    Community scientist interpretation

    Ice on

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    6.8

    Regulatory

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    6.5

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    10.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    1,646 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    -2 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    3 °C

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120 ppm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Salinity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • Nitrite

    Other teststrips in ppm (nitrites)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • Dissolved organic carbon

    Lab test (DOC)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • Chloride

    Unspecified equipment (chloride)

    ≤ 0.0 ppm

    Regulatory

  • Ammonia

    Unspecified equipment (ammonia)

    ≤ 0 ppm