Observation

Sugarloaf Marina

Lake Erie

Lake

June 2, 2026 at 1:08 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Beautiful sunny day, no clouds

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny with minimal cloud


Qualitative readings

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Fishing

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Green

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Opaque


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural debris

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    .40 m

  • Ice on

    Community scientist interpretation

    false


Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    22 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    21.8 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    311 μS/cm

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    ≥ 12.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory
  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    90 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm


Notes

Samples taken from a floating dock