Observation

Oak Bay Rec skate park

Bowker Creek

River or stream

March 29, 2026 at 12:45 PM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-03-29, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: oxygen's result of 12.2mg/L exceeds the normal range of 12.0mg/L.

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Full cloud and light rain

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy with sunny breaks and wind

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    1.2 m

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    6.5

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L)

    12.2 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Ammonia

    Unspecified equipment (ammonia)

    0.25 ppm

  • Nitrate

    Unspecified equipment (nitrate)

    2 mg/L

  • Nitrite

    Other equipment in ppm

    0 ppm

  • Oxygen

    Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen %)

    105.7 %

  • Air temperature

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    9.6 °C

  • Water temperature

    Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

    9.2 °C

  • Phosphate

    Unspecified equipment (phosphate)

    5 ppm