Observation

Bean Park (YSI study)

Grand River

River or stream

May 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM

QA status: Approved by dataset admin

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy
    • Windy

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Rain started just before arriving on site and became heavier while completing the tests.

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Steady

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • Conductivity

    YSI multimeter (conductivity)

    697 μS/cm

  • Oxygen

    YSI meter (dissolved oxygen %)

    119.2 %

  • pH

    YSI multimeter (pH)

    8.88

    Regulatory

  • Chloride

    Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)

    84.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    13 °C

  • Oxygen

    YSI multimeter (dissolved oxygen)

    12.2 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Water temperature

    YSI multimeter (temperature)

    14.2 °C