Observation

IFSG - Water Pit

Ground Water

Pond

May 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Windy
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Kwah í:ken tsi Yaó:te. (It is very windy). Yoronhió:ron (It is cloudy).

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Yokennó:ron (raining), Yoronhió:ron (cloudy)


Qualitative readings

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    other

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    bottom visible m

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Still

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average


Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    16 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    10.9 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    188.0 μS/cm

    Rule of thumb
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory
  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120.0 ppm

    Rule of thumb
  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    8.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

Notes

Tsó:Kwaris (Red-Winged Blackbird) present in fields and eating seed from feeders nearby. káhonk (Canadian Goose) seen in landing in adjacent farmers fields. Peepers heard.