Observation

Groves Point Provincial Park

Bras d'Or Lake

Lake

May 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Very calm

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    14 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14 °C

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    8.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Hardness

    API 5-in-1 teststrips (carbonate hardness)

    40 mg/L

  • Nitrate

    API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrate)

    ≤ 0.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Nitrite

    API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrites)

    ≤ 0.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Salinity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppth)

    11.6 ppth

  • pH

    API 5-in-1 teststrips (pH)

    ≤ 6.0

    Regulatory

Notes

Grabbed a big piece of styrofoam off the beach