Observation

Ballantyne Drive Boat Launch (YSI study)

Grand River

River or stream

May 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM

QA status: Approved by dataset admin

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown, Grey

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Surging

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • Conductivity

    YSI multimeter (conductivity)

    1,445 μS/cm

  • pH

    YSI multimeter (pH)

    8.41

    Regulatory

  • Chloride

    Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)

    214.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    15 °C

  • Oxygen

    YSI multimeter (dissolved oxygen)

    16.36 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Water temperature

    YSI multimeter (temperature)

    14.0 °C

Notes

oxygen % 159.4, very saturated!