Observation

Kanata

Monaghan Drain Basin

Lake

October 30, 2017 at 5:31 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Physical tests

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    1 m

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    6.8

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    450 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    433 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    8 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    9.8 °C

Notes

Two full days of rain, this is the highest I’ve ever seen the water in 4 years