Blair Trail near Fountain Street Bridge

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Weather observations

• Current weather

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny

• Weather in the past 24hrs

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny
  • Cloudy
  • Windy

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Qualitative readings

• Water use

  Community scientist interpretation

  Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply

• Colour

  Community scientist interpretation

  Green, Brown

• Clarity

  Community scientist interpretation

  Clear

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Plants/wildlife

• Algae

  Community scientist interpretation

  Floating mats

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Issue reporting

• Water surface

  Community scientist interpretation

  Foam, Natural debris

• Pollution sources

  Community scientist interpretation

  Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge

• Odour

  Community scientist interpretation

  None

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Physical tests

• Water flow

  Community scientist interpretation

  Steady

• Water level

  Community scientist interpretation

  Average

• Secchi depth (clarity)

  Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

  bottom visible m

• Ice presence

  Community scientist interpretation

  Ice off

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Chemistry tests

• Air temperature

  Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

  27 °C

• Water temperature

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

  27.2 °C

• Conductivity

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

  797 μS/cm

• Oxygen

  Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

  ≥ 12.0 mg/L

  Regulatory

• Chlorine

  Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

  ≤ 0 ppm

• pH

  Taylor teststrips (pH)

  ≥ 8.4

  Regulatory

• Alkalinity

  Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

  120 ppm

• Hardness

  Taylor teststrips (hardness)

  200 ppm

• Chloride

  Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)

  177.0 mg/L

  Regulatory