Observation

Entrance near road run-off

Lac McGlashan

Lake

May 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Swimming

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    no

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution signs

    Community scientist interpretation

    residential

Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.5 m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.5 m

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Still

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    6.8

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    10.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    10 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    50 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    106 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    12 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    12 °C

Biological tests

  • E. coli

    Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli)

    1.0 CFU/100 mL

    Regulatory

  • Incubation time

    Digital timer

    24 hours

  • Incubation temperature

    Digital thermometer

    35 °C

Notes

this is a test observation for migration.