Observation

Elizabeth Street Pumphouse

Lake Ontario

Lake

December 28, 2024 at 3:40 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Warm and sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cooler and cloudy


Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Fishing

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    no


Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Physical tests

  • Water depth

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    0.2 m

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low

  • Ice presence

    Community scientist interpretation

    Ice off


Chemistry tests

  • Chloride

    Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)

    225.0 mg/L

    Regulatory
  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    1,533 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    12 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    6.1 °C


Notes

Small bits of ice around the edges but mostly open water