Observation

Elbow bay

Sharbot lake East Basin

Lake

May 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    No clouds, light wind

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Rained hard in the evening for 1-2 hours

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    4.6 m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    9.1 m

  • Ice presence

    Community scientist interpretation

    Ice off

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    23 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    15 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    204 μS/cm

  • Oxygen

    AZ instruments optical meter (mg/L)

    12.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.7

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    50 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    60 ppm

  • Total phosphorus

    Persulfate digestion method (total phosphorus)

    12 µg/L