GR #3 - PRIVATE ACCESS off on Highway 556

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Weather observations

• Current weather description

  Community scientist interpretation

  fine, no cloud, light wind

• Weather in the past 24hrs

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny
  • Cloudy
  • Windy

• Current weather

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny

• Current precipitation

  Community scientist interpretation

  Light

• Rain in previous 24 hours

  Community scientist interpretation

  Brief light rain or showers

• Recent precipitation

  Community scientist interpretation

  12-24 hours ago

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Qualitative readings

• Colour

  Community scientist interpretation

  Yellow

• Clarity

  Community scientist interpretation

  Clear

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Plants/wildlife

• Aquatic vegetation

  Community scientist interpretation

  Submerged (fully under the water)	Less than 5%
  Plants floating on the surface	Absent
  Plants emerging out of the water	Absent
  Algae (crusts or thin mats)	Absent
  Algae (thick mats, can be free floating)	Absent

• Algae

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

• Vegetation on shore or riverbank

  Community scientist interpretation

  Short plants (grasses, flowers), Scrub or shrubs (woody stems), Saplings

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Issue reporting

• Evidence of recent pollution

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

  None

• Water surface

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

• Odour

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

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Physical tests

• Water flow

  Community scientist interpretation

  Steady

• Water level

  Community scientist interpretation

  Average

• Ice presence

  Community scientist interpretation

  Ice off

• Channel bed materials

  Community scientist interpretation

  Sand, Silt / clay

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Chemistry tests

• Conductivity

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

  47 μS/cm

• Oxygen

  Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

  9.0 mg/L

  Regulatory

• Chlorine

  Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

  ≤ 0 ppm

• pH

  Taylor teststrips (pH)

  7.0

  Regulatory

• Alkalinity

  Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

  ≤ 0 ppm

• Hardness

  Taylor teststrips (hardness)

  100 ppm

• Air temperature

  Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

  24 °C

• Water temperature

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

  19 °C