Water Quality 2010 to Present

Miami River Streamkeepers monitor the river in 3 location on quarterly basis.  Temperature, pH, oxygen, turbidity and depth are noted.  The water quality is generally in the acceptable level but during the hot summer months the oxygen level is low.  Salmonids that remain in the system for more than a year - notably Coho salmon- summer in the upper reaches of the river in the East Sector Recreational Area.

Water Quality 2010 to date.xls

Water Quality 2010 to date.xls
Water Quality Testing
DateTimeWeatherAir Temperatureturbidity/depthWater TemperatureOxygenOxygenpHSite NameWater Quality IndexComments
degrees CNTU or cmdegrees C%mg/l
September 28, 201011:25overcast14.0012.077.4Walnut AveAcceptable 34.0
11:5516.0014.076.6Lori's Diner
12:2516.0015.0136.4HHS Bridge
12:4518.0015.09.66.4"
PinPoint DO Metre
January 14, 201111:45rain5.003.4NR10.76.5Walnut Ave
12:0003.8NR9.66.2Lori's Diner
12:1804.1NR9.66.4HHS Bridge
January 19, 201104:15overcast4.305.18410.67.1Walnut Ave
February 7, 201111:48rain6.507.08410.5NR
March 7, 201102:20sun/scattered clouds8.907.08710.87.4Walnut Ave
"02:40"8.907.28510.37.3Lori's Diner
"03:00"6.806.69311.57.6HHS Bridge
March 7, 201103:20"8.206.8125-12915.98.9NE Lagoon
"03:406.208.1125-12615.310.3SE Lake
"04:05"9.207.288-8910.87.5Walnut Ave
March 9, 201103:50cloudy / intermittent rain & hail6.007.3SE Lake
03:55""0""7.7NE Lagoon
04:30""0""7.2HHS Bridge
04:45""0""7.2Walnut Ave
May 23, 201109:50cloudyNR010.7 C68%7.7 mg/L6.8Lori's DinerMarginal 26.7fishin' w Jill
11:30""013.2 C62%7.3 mg/L7.0HHS Bridge
11:55""011.8 C69%7.5 mg/L6.9Walnut Ave
August 25, 201110:15sunny20.0016.320%2.0 mg/L6.3Walnut Ave
"11:30"20.0017.6 C9%-25%- 46%1.1 -3.5 mg/L 6.7HHS Bridge
"12:00"15.8 (under bridge)0?14.5 C37%3.8 mg/L6.8Lori's Dinersite accessed underbridge
January 9, 201210:30cloudy10 C06.9 C76%9.3 mg/L6.3Walnut Avevery clear water
"11:00"10 C07.3 C79%9.8 mg/L6.5Lori's Dinersite accessed underbridge
"11:15"10 C07.5 C84%10.3 mg/L6.7HHS Bridgeturbidity not as clear as Walnut
March 19, 201211:50sunny8 C06.8 C91%11.3 mg/L6.9Walnut AveGood 42.8
"11:00"""5.7 C89%11.0 mg/L7.3Lori's Diner
"11:20"""6.9 C92%11.4 mg/L7.4HHS Bridge
August 27, 201211:45sunny26 C017.0 C70%5.7mg/L6.7Walnut Aveno rain all of August
"12:19""25 cm15.2C41%3.8 mg/L6.9Lori's dinersite accessed underbridge
"12:04""017.5 C50%4.6 mg/L7.0HHS Bridge
February 5, 201313:10light rain8 C07.3 C90%11.2 mg/L6.8Walnut Avereplaced membrane in DO metre
"13:40"""7.1 C82%10.1 mg/L6.2Lori's diner"
"13:25"""7.7 C86%10.4 mg/L6.8HHS Bridge"
June 3, 201310:30sunny19 C013.9 C50%4.6 mg/Lnot measuredWalnut Avebatteries dead in pH metre
11:00"19 C012.4 C80%7.7 MG/lnot measuredLori's Diner"
10;45"19 c015.3 C88%8.7 MG/lnot measuredHHS Bridge"
July 30, 201303:20scattered clouds22.3018.1 C67%6.3 mg/L6.3Walnut AveAcceptable 31.7new batteries pH metre
17:1022.3~3017.9 C69%6.8 mg/l7.0Lori's Diner"
17:25"22.3019.5 C61%5.4 mg/L7.0HHS Bridge"
November 19, 201310:30overcast, windy8.007.392%13.7 mg/L6.2Walnut Ave
11:00"""7.3120%19.5 mg/L6.5Lori's Diner
11:30"""7.592%11.1 mg/L6.5HHS Bridge
November 25, 201313:25slight overcast9.209.179%9.2 mg/L7.3Walnut AveGood 40.1
"15:45"9.307.885%10.3 mg/L7.3HHS Bridge
November 27, 201314:50overcast08.372%8.9 mg/L7.4Lori's Diner
May 19, 201410:15overcast13.5014.147%5.0 mg/L7.3Walnut Aveacceptable 34.1electrolyte changed
11:40"13.8013.263%6.6 mg/L7.2Lori's Diner
11:00"15.8015.562%6.2 mg/L7.2HHS Bridge
August 18, 201410:30scattered clouds24.0020.346%4.5 mg/L7.2Walnutmarginal 29.6
"11:00"24.0021.268%6.1mg/L6.9HHS Bridge
"11:30"23.5016.246%4.8-5.5 mg/L6.8Lori's Diner
November 17, 201410:15clear, sunny4.805.760%7.3 mg/L7.2Walnutacceptable36.1high water
10:40"5.805.764%8.1 mg/L7.2Lori's Diner"
11:00"5.504.766%8.3 mg/L7.2HHS Bridge"water is not cresting over March 2014 weir
February 16, 201510:20scattered clouds7.008.071%8.3 mg/L6.4Walnutacceptable38.9
10:48"6.707.875%8.9 mg/L6.5Lori's Diner"
11:007.407.673%8.7 mg/L6.9HHS Bridge"
June 1, 201510:20scattered clouds22.0019.149%4.5 mg/L6.9Walnutacceptable 32.2
11:3518.4~1514.344%4.3 mg/L7.2Lori's Dinerparticulate matter DFO Advisor observed
12:0018.6020.2108%9.8 mg/L7.2HHS Bridge
July 9, 201809:45overcast18.21116.06%0.5 mg/L7.1Walnutmarginal 24.6
10:2020.21014.81.80%1.8 mg/L7.0McCombs"Lori's Diner dropped/ replaced with McCombs Bridge
11:1022.0<516.70.60%0.6 mg.L7.0HHS Bridge"
November 5, 201811:20raining10.8<510.959%6.6 mg/L6.6Walnutacceptable 31.7
10:4011.20<511.059%6.5 mg/L6.6McCombs Bridge"
10:1511.8<511.058%6.5 mg/L6.1HHS Bridge
April 5, 201910:30cloudy13.0010.670%8.3 mg/L6.5Walnutgood 40.0
11:15"11.7010.174%8.4 mg/L6.7McCombs Bridge
11:4011.3 010.589%9.9 mg/L7.0HHS Bridgeparticulate matter stuck to pH metre
July 3, 201916.29overcast20.08 NTU
Depth 115 cm
17.539 %3.4 mg/L6.9WalnutMarginal 24.4U10
U0588709
5461379
"15:29"20.10 NTU
Depth 73 cm
16.536%3.6 mg/L7.0McCombsU10
0588874
5461207
'16:00"18.511 NTU
Depth 100 cm
18.521%2.0 mg/L6.9HHS BridgeU10
u0588316
5461615
October 22, 201912:00light rain
windy 6km/h
12.2murky
129 cm depth
10.261%7.0 mg/L6.9Walnut Acceptable 39.9U10
U0588706
5461326
"12:30"11.6bit murky
113 cm depth
10.662%6.9 mg/L6.9McCombs"U10
U0588891
5461207
"15:24overcast
wind 5km/h
12.3bit murky
too swift to measure depth
10.665%7.4 mg/L6.9HHS BridgeU10
U0588283
5461604
June 1, 202014:35scattered clouds
wind 5km/h
16.5 murky, brown colour
cannot see bottom
190 cm
13.032%3.2 mg/L6.69WalnutMarginal 24.4new pH metre
coordinates as stated previously all sites
"14:15"19.8as above 150 cm 12.730%3.1 mg/L6.80McCombs
"15:05" 18.8as above 114 cm14.732%3.2 mg/L6.85HHS Bridge
August 12, 202012:48scattered clouds / wind 5km/h20.5 murky, brown 40 cm 16.8 30%2.9 mg/L6.81WalnutMarginal 23.7"U10
U0588706
5461326"

"U10
U0588283
5461604"
"12:21"20.5murky, brown 79 cm16.731%2.8 mg/L6.74McCombs "U10
U0588891
5461207"
"13:24"20.6murky, brown 56 cm17.520%2.0 mg/L6.71HHS Bridge"U10
U0588283
5461604"
November 30, 202011:35clear, sunny / wind 5km/h9.1see to bottom / 32 cm6.371%8.9 mg/L9.91WalnutGood 40.1
"11:55"9.1see to bottom / 30 cm6.175%9.1 mg /L6.88McCombs
" 10:25"7.0see to bottom / 54 cm5.981%10.1 mg/L6.88HHS Bridge
DateTimeWeatherAir Temperature CTurbidity/Depth cmWater Temperature COxygen %Oxygen mg/LpHSite NameWater Quality IndexComments
April 6, 202114:45


High overcast, sunny periods
16.4


see to bottom / 3510.496%


10.7 mg/L


7.14


WalnutGood 42.8new membranes DO Metre / coordinates previously stated
"15:15"15.1" / 4010.495%10.7 mg/L7.18McCombs
"15:45"17.4"/ 30 12.4129%13.5 mg/L7.35HHS Bridge
July 5, 20219:15clear , no wind21.3murky / 5220.212%1.1 mg/L7.04WalnutPoor 5.5
"10:00"20.5" /6120.47%0.8 mg/L6.97McCombs Bridge
"11:00"24.1" / 105 20.78%1.2 mg/L6.81HHS Bridge
October 25. 202110:15rainy, no wind9.5bit murky/113 cm10.350%5.5 mg/L7.2WalnutAcceptable 31.8Preciva pH metre
"9:45"9.5bit murky/81 cm10.2 48%5.4 mg/L7.2McCombs Bridge
"10:45"9,7bit murky/115 cm10.350%5.6 mg/L7.1HHS Bridge
March 14, 202211:00rainy, no wind
7.9bit murky/ 43 cm8.077%9.2 mg/L6.5WalnutAcceptable 36.0 pH paper 1-12
DFO CA
"10:40"7.6" / 35 cm8.278%9.4 mg/L6.5McCombs Bridge
"12:05cloudy, no wind 9.3" / 38 cm8.377%9.2mg/L6.5 HHS Bridge
June 20, 202210:40cloudy / windy14.7murky / 161 cm13.923%2.4 mg/L6.1WalnutMarginal; 22.0pH paper 5-4 Hydrion Brand
"10:10"14.8muddy / 161 cm14.125%2.6 mg/L6.1McCombs Bridge
"11:20"15.0murky / 138 cm 14.842%4.2 mg/L6.0HHS Bridge
DateTimeWeatherAir Temperature CTurbidity / Depth cmWater Temperature COxygen %Oxygen mg/LpHSite NameWater Quality IndexComments
Sept. 26, 202213.37sunny / hazy20.2murky / 39 cm16.236%3.6 mg/L6.2WalnutMarginal: 22.3MRSS's PinPoint DO Metre same reading's as DFO"s metre
"13:17"21.4murky / 27 cm17.333%3.3 mg/L6.2McCombs Bridge3 mo.drought / ~38 mm rain July 1 to Aug 31 / ~7 so far Sept.
"12:14"19.5murky / 36 cm16.836%3.6 mg/L6.2HHS Bridge
January 2, 202211:07cloudy /windy4.7clear / 24 cm4.876%9.6 mg/L5.8WalnutAcceptable 34.3
10:30"4.5clear / 23 cm5.275%9.2 mg/L6.0McCombs Bridge4 spawning salmon observed at McCombs site
11:41"4.3bit murky / 42 cm 4.975%9.7 mg/L5.8HHS Bridge
April 24, 202311:30cloudy / breezy14.5clear / 50 cm10.385 %9.56WalnutAcceptable 37.3
10:40"13.6clear / 40 cm9.8 82 %9.56McCombs Bridge
12:20"14.0clear // 48 cm 10.595 %10.66HHS Bridge
DateTimeWeatherAir temperature CTurbidity / Depth cmWater Temperature COxygen %Oxygen mg/LpHSite NameWater Quality Index Comments
July 17, 202311:25mostly overcast with intermittant showers and sunny periods 22.2bit murky/ 59 cm18.851 %4.7 mg/L6.2WalnutMarginal 25.9
"10:50"21.8bit murky / 51 cm16.940 %3.9 mg/L6.2McCombs Bridge
"12:10 "21.5bit murky / 79 cm 21.742 %3.7 mg/L6.2HHS Bridge
October 23, 202310:41cloudy11.8murky / 5311.745 %4.8 mg/L6WalnutMarginal 28.3
"10:18"13.5murky / 38 cm12.642 %4.6 mg/L6.2McCombs Bridge
"11:24"13.0murky / 47 cm11.753 %5.8 mg/L6HHS Bridge
January 29, 202411:00cloudy8.7clear / 50 cm7.575 %9.5 mg/L6.0WalnutAcceptable 36.7heavy rain the past 4 days
"10:34"9.5clear / 32 cm8.075 %9.5 mg/L6McCombs Bridge
"11:24"9.2clear / 60 cm7.777 %9.7 mg/L5.8HHS Bridge
April 22, 202410:49Clear10.8clear / 40 cm10.272 %8.5 mg/L6.2WalnutAcceptable 37.1despite rain April 23, river low with muddy banks showing
"10:13"10.8clear / 30 cm10.272 %8.6 mg/L6.2McCombs Bridge
"11:13"11.7clear / 34 cm11.587 %10.1 mg/L5.8HHS Bridge
September 2, 202410:56overcast/wind 15 km/h19.0murky / 37 cm16.954 %5.8 mg/L6.0WalnutMarginal 24.8
"10:30"21.0clear / 41 cm17.449 %5.0 mg/L6.2McCombs Bridge
"11:20"20.8murky / 3918.264 %6.4 mg/L6.2HHS Bridge
December 2, 202410:40sunny6.8clear / 25 cm6.673 %9.9 mg/L5.8WalnutAcceptable 30.2no salmon seen / lots of water weeds
"10:18"6.2clear / 18 cm7.367 %9.1 mg/L5.8McCombs Bridgeno salmon seen
"11:05"6.9murky / 37 cm6.567 %9.0 mg/L5.8HHS Bridge2 Spawning Chum on west side of bridge / we test on East side
DateTimeWeatherAir Temperature CTurbidity / Depth cmWater Temperature COxygen %Oxygen mg/LpHSite NameWater Quality IndexComments
February 24, 202510:21cloudy / wind 6 km/h9.9murky / 50 cm 7.476 %10.4 mg/L5.5Walnut BridgeAcceptable 30.3
"10:43"9.3murky / 43 cm7.278 %10.6 mg/L5.8Fred Hardy Foot Bridge Coordinates: 49.30137940 -121.7795195
"11:05"10.3murky / 60 cm 7.285 % 11.5 mg/L5.5HHS Bridge
"n/a"n/an/an/an/an/an/aMcCombs Bridgen/abridge under repair / not sampled
June 30 202511:30sunny24.8murky red-brown/124 cm16.515%1.6 mg/L6WalnutPoor 15.5 colouration from iron-oxidizing bacteria noticed June 24 / algae bloom noticed June 29 /particulate matter sticks to tape measure all sites today but worse upstream at McCombs
"10:30"22.0murky red-brown / 95.5 cm15.511%1.5 mg/L6McCombs Bridgeless red-brown colour than upstream at McCombs
"11:54"28.8murky / 105 cm16.28 %0.8 mg/L6HHS Bridgeschools of minnows / fragrant lilies in bloom / less particulate matter sticking to tape measure
October 6 202511:30sunny16.3weedy & murky1240 %4.8 mg/L6.2WalnutMarginal 26.5 lots of smart weed, water lilies and milfoil at Walnut and HHS Bridge / not at McCombs
Oct 6 202510:35"14.5milky no weeds see bottom11.242 %5.3 mg/L6McCombstested nitrite nitrogen colourless reaction so reading <0.05 (new water test kit) / <0.165 ppm
Oct 6 202512:09"16.1murky waterlilies see bottom12.54.1 mg/L6HHS Bridge
DateTimeWeatherAir Temperatureturbidity/depthWater TemperatureOxygenOxygenpHSite NameWater Quality IndexComments

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