Observation

Dacey Rd Outfall at St. Marys River

Storm Water

River or stream

May 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Windy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    6°C


Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Stormwater

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    Attached


Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Foam, Litter, Natural debris


Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.24 m

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.24 m


Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Weather app

    1 °C

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    1 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    7.1 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    750 μS/cm

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    9.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.3

    Regulatory
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Chloride

    Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)

    137.0 mg/L

    Regulatory