Observation

Lac Girard exit point

Lac Girard

Lake

May 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Boating

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    no


Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Physical tests

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    Bottom visible m

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    1 m

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Ice presence

    Community scientist interpretation

    Ice off


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.0

    Regulatory
  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    8.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    1 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    10 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    105 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    15 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    15 °C


Biological tests

  • E. coli

    Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli)

    2.0 CFU/100 mL

    Regulatory
  • Incubation time

    Digital timer

    24 hours

  • Incubation temperature

    Digital thermometer

    35 °C


Notes

This is a test