pH Monitoring Locations


Woodems River Watershed Environmental Organization                    
PH Monitoring                        
                         
                         
River Name Directions to Site GPS River Code Date Time Air Temp (oC) Water Temp (oC) pH Weather Flow Color Comments
                         
                         
Five Island Lake Run 1km down Granite Cove Drive; 33.5m upstream from bridge 20T 0435538; UTM 4945385 A 7/20/33 14:30 26.4 21.7 5.4 sunny fast clear  
Five Island Lake Run 1km down Granite Cove Drive; 33.5m upstream from bridge 20T 0435538; UTM 4945385 A 7/31/00 13:30 24.4 21.7 5.3 sunny (rained on weekend) fast clear  
Five Island Lake Run 1km down Granite Cove Drive; 33.5m upstream from bridge 20T 0435538; UTM 4945385 A 8/21/00 15:00 21.7 20.6 5 partly cloudy(20mm on weekend) fast clear  
                         
Flake Brook End of Hubleys Lake Road;~50m on trail, 1m downstream of footbridge B 7/31/00 14:20 23.3 20.6 5.3 sunny (rained on weekend) slow lgt yellow  
Flake Brook End of Hubleys Lake Road;~50m on trail, 1m downstream of footbridge   B 8/21/00 15:10 20.6 17.8 4.4 partly cloudy (20mm on weekend) slow-med lgt yellow  
                         
Stream Connecting Fredrick to Five Island Lake Down trail on Hawkins Drive; ~3m upstream of footbridge C 7/20/00 15:30 21.1 17.8 5.1 sunny med-fast clear  
Stream Connecting Fredrick to Five Island Lake Down trail on Hawkins Drive; ~3m upstream of footbridge   C 7/31/00 9:00 18.3 18.9 5 sunny (rained on weekend) med clear  
Stream Connecting Fredrick to Five Island Lake Down trail on Hawkins Drive; ~3m upstream of footbridge   C 8/21/00 15:48 20.6 20.6 4.6 partly cloudy (20mm on weekend) fast lgt yellow  
                         
Stream Connecting Sheldrake to Five Island Lake On Sams Lane ~250m down; ~15m from Sams Lane 20T 0436575; UTM 4946994 D 7/20/00 15:20 18.9 24.4 5.4 sunny slow-med lgt yellow  
Stream Connecting Sheldrake to Five Island Lake On Sams Lane ~250m down; ~15m from Sams Lane 20T 0436575; UTM 4946994 D 7/31/00 11:15 23.9 21.1 5 sunny (rained on weekend) slow-med clear  
                         
Stream Connecting Albert Bridge Lake to Old Mill Pond Monitoring site at Bench Mark for Module 2   J 8/9/00 10:30 21.7 22.2 4.7 sunny fast clear  
                         
Feeder Stream to Hubley Big Lake 5.5m upstream from bridge on Three Brooks Drive 20T 0434648; UTM 4945067 # 7/20/00 14:45 25.3 16.7 5.2 sunny slow yellow boulder based stream; water flow mainly under boulders
Feeder Stream to Hubley Big Lake 5.5m upstream from bridge on Three Brooks Drive 20T 0434648; UTM 4945067 # 7/31/00 14:00 25 17.2 5.8 sunny (rained on weekend) slow yellow boulder based stream; water flow mainly under boulders
Feeder Stream to Hubley Big Lake 5.5m upstream from bridge on Three Brooks Drive 20T 0434648; UTM 4945067 # 8/21/00 15:05 21.1 18.3 4.4 partly cloudy (20mm on weekend) medium yellow boulder based stream; water flow mainly under boulders, lots of perenial vegatation in middle of stream
River Name Directions to Site GPS River Code Date Time Air Temp (oC) Water Temp (oC) pH Weather Flow Color Comments
Birch Hill Lake Brook #3 highway onto Joshua Slocum rd. by Lewis Lake We cut through a private property about 10 houses up until we found a survey marked trail that led us to the brook; 44.5m upstream from lake F 7/25/00 10:00 16.7 14.2 5.7 partly cloudy/warm slow yellow spring fed stream
                       
Stream Connecting Cranberry to Black Point Lake 1/2 hour walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods Subdivision) to the first culvret/downstream side # 7/25/00 11:15   21.1 5.6 sunny/clear slow lgt yellow almost clear chocked with lillies and bank in linned with juniper and cat tails; two drainage pipes
                         
Cranberry Lake 40 min walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods) by culvret (facing larger part of lake, opposite highway; southern side) # 7/25/00 11:30   23.9 4.9 sunny/clear lake    
Cranberry Lake 40 min walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods) by culvret (facing larger part of lake, opposite highway; southern side) # 7/31/00 16:15 22.2 23.3 4.2 sunny/clear (rained on weekend) lake clear  
                         
Cranberry Lake 40 min walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods) by culvret (facing highway;northern side of trail) # 7/25/00 11:45   23.9 5.8 sunny/clear lake   more fish on this side of culvret; deeper; 10 fold increase in hydrogen ions
Cranberry Lake 40 min walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods) by culvret (facing larger part of lake, opposite highway; southern side) # 7/31/00 16:00 22.2 23.3 5.3 sunny/clear (rained on weekend) lake clear  
Cranberry Lake 40 min walk down left hand side of old train tracks (lake of the Woods) by culvret (facing larger part of lake, opposite highway; southern side) # 8/2/00 11:30 23.3 22.2 5.8 sunny lake clear day we caught fish
                         
Black Point to Fredrick Lake #3 highway into Lake of the Woods subdivision, about 2km down main road to a trail on the left side that leads to the stream; 130m upstream from start point G 7/25/00 ~1:00   24.4 5.1 sunny/clear slow clear some ducks and spruce pollen on river/lillies
Black Point to Fredrick Lake #3 highway into Lake of the Woods subdivision, about 2km down main road to a trail on the left side that leads to the stream; 130m upstream from start point G 7/31/00 8:30 18.3 21.1 on 27th 5.3 sunny (rained on weekend) medium lgt yellow  
Black Point to Fredrick Lake #3 highway into Lake of the Woods subdivision, about 2km down main road to a trail on the left side that leads to the stream; 130m upstream from start point G 8/17/00   20.0 20.6 5 showers/overcast(20mm on weekend) med-fast lgt yellow  
                       
Fredrick Lake In Cambrians Cove, turn right at end of kenley walk by unfinished house down trail to lake at white post # 7/25/00 afternoon   25.0 5.1 sunny/clear lake   some lilly pads/lots of fish
                         
Millyard Run Somewhere along run; at bridge structure that isn't completed   # 8/3/00 morning n/a n/a   overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) ?    
                         
Gates Brook 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left;pH taken downstream of gated bridge # 8/3/00 morning 21.1 15.0 4.8 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) slow orange  
Gates Brook 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left;pH taken downstream of gated bridge # 8/21/00 8:30 15.6 12.2 4.2 clear (20mm on weekend) slow-med drk yellow  
                         
Run from Couchers to Gates Lake 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left; 15 minute walk down dirt road; ph taken at old log over river ~ 123.5m upstream from mod 1 start point at Gates Lake L 8/3/00 morning 21.1 21.7 4.7 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) medium lgt yellow  
Run from Couchers to Gates Lake 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left; 15 minute walk down dirt road; ph taken at old log over river ~ 123.5m upstream from mod 1 start point at Gates Lake L 8/21/00 8:45 16.7 17.8 4.7 clear (20mm on weekend) fast lgt yellow  
River Name Directions to Site GPS River Code Date Time Air Temp (oC) Water Temp (oC) pH Weather Flow Color Comments
Couchers Lake 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left; 15 minute walk down dirt road; follow side of lake until at mouth of run between couchers lake and long lake; pH taken at bottom of run # 8/3/00 morning 19.4 21.1 4.5 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) lake greenish (lots of algae in cove)  
Couchers Lake 20 min down new logging trail off the Old Halifax Road; 1st road on the left; 15 minute walk down dirt road; follow side of lake until at mouth of run between couchers lake and long lake; pH taken at bottom of run # 8/21/00 8:50 21.1 18.9 4.7 clear (20mm on weekend) lake lgt yellow  
                         
Run from Crouchers Lake Long Lake 205.3 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake   M 8/3/00 morning 22.2 20.6 4.7 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) low lgt yellow in a pool with several brook trout/~7-10 inches and a school of minnows/ lots of dead fish upstream/ possibly Gaspereau!
Run from Crouchers Lake Long Lake 205.3 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake   M 8/21/00 9:25 17.8 17.8 4.7 clear (20mm on weekend) medium lgt yellow in a pool with several brook trout/~7-10 inches and a school of minnows/ lots of dead fish upstream/ possibly Gaspereau!
                         
Tributary Runnint into run from Crouchers to Long Lake 1014.4 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake;~1m upstream of tributary # 8/3/00 morning 22.2 13.9 4.1 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) v. slow yellow full of leaves
Tributary Runnint into run from Crouchers to Long Lake 1014.4 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake;~1m upstream of tributary # 8/21/00 11:00 21.1 12.2 3.9 clear (20mm on weekend) v. slow yellow  
                         
~3m upstream from Tributary on run from Crouchers Lake to Long Lake 1014.4 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake;~3m upstream from tributary in center of river M M 8/3/00 morning 22.2 21.1 4.9 overcast (rained previous day/thunder showers) med-fast clear  
~3m upstream from Tributary on run from Crouchers Lake to Long Lake 1014.4 m upstream from start point on Crouchers Lake;~3m upstream from tributary in center of river M M 8/21/00 11:00 21.1 19.4 4.9 clear (20mm on weekend) fast clear  


Last Updated on 9/20/00
By Bill Matheson