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 | |||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Weather | Air Temperature | turbidity/depth | Water Temperature | Oxygen | Oxygen | pH | Site Name | Water Quality Index | Comments |
| degrees C | NTU or cm | degrees C | % | mg/l | |||||||
| September 28, 2010 | 11:25 | overcast | 14.0 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 7.4 | Walnut Ave | Acceptable 34.0 | ||
| 11:55 | 16.0 | 0 | 14.0 | 7 | 6.6 | Lori's Diner | |||||
| 12:25 | 16.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13 | 6.4 | HHS Bridge | |||||
| 12:45 | 18.0 | 0 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 6.4 | " | |||||
| PinPoint DO Metre | |||||||||||
| January 14, 2011 | 11:45 | rain | 5.0 | 0 | 3.4 | NR | 10.7 | 6.5 | Walnut Ave | ||
| 12:00 | 0 | 3.8 | NR | 9.6 | 6.2 | Lori's Diner | |||||
| 12:18 | 0 | 4.1 | NR | 9.6 | 6.4 | HHS Bridge | |||||
| January 19, 2011 | 04:15 | overcast | 4.3 | 0 | 5.1 | 84 | 10.6 | 7.1 | Walnut Ave | ||
| February 7, 2011 | 11:48 | rain | 6.5 | 0 | 7.0 | 84 | 10.5 | NR | |||
| March 7, 2011 | 02:20 | sun/scattered clouds | 8.9 | 0 | 7.0 | 87 | 10.8 | 7.4 | Walnut Ave | ||
| " | 02:40 | " | 8.9 | 0 | 7.2 | 85 | 10.3 | 7.3 | Lori's Diner | ||
| " | 03:00 | " | 6.8 | 0 | 6.6 | 93 | 11.5 | 7.6 | HHS Bridge | ||
| March 7, 2011 | 03:20 | " | 8.2 | 0 | 6.8 | 125-129 | 15.9 | 8.9 | NE Lagoon | ||
| " | 03:40 | 6.2 | 0 | 8.1 | 125-126 | 15.3 | 10.3 | SE Lake | |||
| " | 04:05 | " | 9.2 | 0 | 7.2 | 88-89 | 10.8 | 7.5 | Walnut Ave | ||
| March 9, 2011 | 03:50 | cloudy / intermittent rain & hail | 6.0 | 0 | 7.3 | SE Lake | |||||
| 03:55 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.7 | NE Lagoon | ||||
| 04:30 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | ||||
| 04:45 | " | " | 0 | " | " | 7.2 | Walnut Ave | ||||
| May 23, 2011 | 09:50 | cloudy | NR | 0 | 10.7 C | 68% | 7.7 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | Marginal 26.7 | fishin' w Jill |
| 11:30 | " | " | 0 | 13.2 C | 62% | 7.3 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | |||
| 11:55 | " | " | 0 | 11.8 C | 69% | 7.5 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut Ave | |||
| August 25, 2011 | 10:15 | sunny | 20.0 | 0 | 16.3 | 20% | 2.0 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | ||
| " | 11:30 | " | 20.0 | 0 | 17.6 C | 9%-25%- 46% | 1.1 -3.5 mg/L | 6.7 | HHS Bridge | ||
| " | 12:00 | " | 15.8 (under bridge) | 0? | 14.5 C | 37% | 3.8 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| January 9, 2012 | 10:30 | cloudy | 10 C | 0 | 6.9 C | 76% | 9.3 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | very clear water | |
| " | 11:00 | " | 10 C | 0 | 7.3 C | 79% | 9.8 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| " | 11:15 | " | 10 C | 0 | 7.5 C | 84% | 10.3 mg/L | 6.7 | HHS Bridge | turbidity not as clear as Walnut | |
| March 19, 2012 | 11:50 | sunny | 8 C | 0 | 6.8 C | 91% | 11.3 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut Ave | Good 42.8 | |
| " | 11:00 | " | " | " | 5.7 C | 89% | 11.0 mg/L | 7.3 | Lori's Diner | ||
| " | 11:20 | " | " | " | 6.9 C | 92% | 11.4 mg/L | 7.4 | HHS Bridge | ||
| August 27, 2012 | 11:45 | sunny | 26 C | 0 | 17.0 C | 70% | 5.7mg/L | 6.7 | Walnut Ave | no rain all of August | |
| " | 12:19 | " | " | 25 cm | 15.2C | 41% | 3.8 mg/L | 6.9 | Lori's diner | site accessed underbridge | |
| " | 12:04 | " | " | 0 | 17.5 C | 50% | 4.6 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | ||
| February 5, 2013 | 13:10 | light rain | 8 C | 0 | 7.3 C | 90% | 11.2 mg/L | 6.8 | Walnut Ave | replaced membrane in DO metre | |
| " | 13:40 | " | " | " | 7.1 C | 82% | 10.1 mg/L | 6.2 | Lori's diner | " | |
| " | 13:25 | " | " | " | 7.7 C | 86% | 10.4 mg/L | 6.8 | HHS Bridge | " | |
| June 3, 2013 | 10:30 | sunny | 19 C | 0 | 13.9 C | 50% | 4.6 mg/L | not measured | Walnut Ave | batteries dead in pH metre | |
| 11:00 | " | 19 C | 0 | 12.4 C | 80% | 7.7 MG/l | not measured | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 10;45 | " | 19 c | 0 | 15.3 C | 88% | 8.7 MG/l | not measured | HHS Bridge | " | ||
| July 30, 2013 | 03:20 | scattered clouds | 22.3 | 0 | 18.1 C | 67% | 6.3 mg/L | 6.3 | Walnut Ave | Acceptable 31.7 | new batteries pH metre |
| 17:10 | 22.3 | ~30 | 17.9 C | 69% | 6.8 mg/l | 7.0 | Lori's Diner | " | |||
| 17:25 | " | 22.3 | 0 | 19.5 C | 61% | 5.4 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | " | ||
| November 19, 2013 | 10:30 | overcast, windy | 8.0 | 0 | 7.3 | 92% | 13.7 mg/L | 6.2 | Walnut Ave | ||
| 11:00 | " | " | " | 7.3 | 120% | 19.5 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | |||
| 11:30 | " | " | " | 7.5 | 92% | 11.1 mg/L | 6.5 | HHS Bridge | |||
| November 25, 2013 | 13:25 | slight overcast | 9.2 | 0 | 9.1 | 79% | 9.2 mg/L | 7.3 | Walnut Ave | Good 40.1 | |
| " | 15:45 | " | 9.3 | 0 | 7.8 | 85% | 10.3 mg/L | 7.3 | HHS Bridge | ||
| November 27, 2013 | 14:50 | overcast | 0 | 8.3 | 72% | 8.9 mg/L | 7.4 | Lori's Diner | |||
| May 19, 2014 | 10:15 | overcast | 13.5 | 0 | 14.1 | 47% | 5.0 mg/L | 7.3 | Walnut Ave | acceptable 34.1 | electrolyte changed |
| 11:40 | " | 13.8 | 0 | 13.2 | 63% | 6.6 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | |||
| 11:00 | " | 15.8 | 0 | 15.5 | 62% | 6.2 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | |||
| August 18, 2014 | 10:30 | scattered clouds | 24.0 | 0 | 20.3 | 46% | 4.5 mg/L | 7.2 | Walnut | marginal 29.6 | |
| " | 11:00 | " | 24.0 | 0 | 21.2 | 68% | 6.1mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | ||
| " | 11:30 | " | 23.5 | 0 | 16.2 | 46% | 4.8-5.5 mg/L | 6.8 | Lori's Diner | ||
| November 17, 2014 | 10:15 | clear, sunny | 4.8 | 0 | 5.7 | 60% | 7.3 mg/L | 7.2 | Walnut | acceptable36.1 | high water |
| 10:40 | " | 5.8 | 0 | 5.7 | 64% | 8.1 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 11:00 | " | 5.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 66% | 8.3 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | " | water is not cresting over March 2014 weir | |
| February 16, 2015 | 10:20 | scattered clouds | 7.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 71% | 8.3 mg/L | 6.4 | Walnut | acceptable38.9 | |
| 10:48 | " | 6.7 | 0 | 7.8 | 75% | 8.9 mg/L | 6.5 | Lori's Diner | " | ||
| 11:00 | 7.4 | 0 | 7.6 | 73% | 8.7 mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | " | |||
| June 1, 2015 | 10:20 | scattered clouds | 22.0 | 0 | 19.1 | 49% | 4.5 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut | acceptable 32.2 | |
| 11:35 | 18.4 | ~15 | 14.3 | 44% | 4.3 mg/L | 7.2 | Lori's Diner | particulate matter DFO Advisor observed | |||
| 12:00 | 18.6 | 0 | 20.2 | 108% | 9.8 mg/L | 7.2 | HHS Bridge | ||||
| July 9, 2018 | 09:45 | overcast | 18.2 | 11 | 16.0 | 6% | 0.5 mg/L | 7.1 | Walnut | marginal 24.6 | |
| 10:20 | 20.2 | 10 | 14.8 | 1.80% | 1.8 mg/L | 7.0 | McCombs | " | Lori's Diner dropped/ replaced with McCombs Bridge | ||
| 11:10 | 22.0 | <5 | 16.7 | 0.60% | 0.6 mg.L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | " | |||
| November 5, 2018 | 11:20 | raining | 10.8 | <5 | 10.9 | 59% | 6.6 mg/L | 6.6 | Walnut | acceptable 31.7 | |
| 10:40 | 11.2 | 0<5 | 11.0 | 59% | 6.5 mg/L | 6.6 | McCombs Bridge | " | |||
| 10:15 | 11.8 | <5 | 11.0 | 58% | 6.5 mg/L | 6.1 | HHS Bridge | ||||
| April 5, 2019 | 10:30 | cloudy | 13.0 | 0 | 10.6 | 70% | 8.3 mg/L | 6.5 | Walnut | good 40.0 | |
| 11:15 | " | 11.7 | 0 | 10.1 | 74% | 8.4 mg/L | 6.7 | McCombs Bridge | |||
| 11:40 | 11.3 | 0 | 10.5 | 89% | 9.9 mg/L | 7.0 | HHS Bridge | particulate matter stuck to pH metre | |||
| July 3, 2019 | 16.29 | overcast | 20.0 | 8 NTU Depth 115 cm | 17.5 | 39 % | 3.4 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut | Marginal 24.4 | U10 U0588709 5461379 |
| " | 15:29 | " | 20.1 | 0 NTU Depth 73 cm | 16.5 | 36% | 3.6 mg/L | 7.0 | McCombs | U10 0588874 5461207 |
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| ' | 16:00 | " | 18.5 | 11 NTU Depth 100 cm | 18.5 | 21% | 2.0 mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | U10 u0588316 5461615 |
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| October 22, 2019 | 12:00 | light rain windy 6km/h | 12.2 | murky 129 cm depth | 10.2 | 61% | 7.0 mg/L | 6.9 | Walnut | Acceptable 39.9 | U10 U0588706 5461326 |
| " | 12:30 | " | 11.6 | bit murky 113 cm depth | 10.6 | 62% | 6.9 mg/L | 6.9 | McCombs | " | U10 U0588891 5461207 |
| " | 15:24 | overcast wind 5km/h | 12.3 | bit murky too swift to measure depth | 10.6 | 65% | 7.4 mg/L | 6.9 | HHS Bridge | U10 U0588283 5461604 |
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| June 1, 2020 | 14:35 | scattered clouds wind 5km/h | 16.5 | murky, brown colour cannot see bottom 190 cm | 13.0 | 32% | 3.2 mg/L | 6.69 | Walnut | Marginal 24.4 | new pH metre coordinates as stated previously all sites |
| " | 14:15 | " | 19.8 | as above 150 cm | 12.7 | 30% | 3.1 mg/L | 6.80 | McCombs | ||
| " | 15:05 | " | 18.8 | as above 114 cm | 14.7 | 32% | 3.2 mg/L | 6.85 | HHS Bridge | ||
| August 12, 2020 | 12:48 | scattered clouds / wind 5km/h | 20.5 | murky, brown 40 cm | 16.8 | 30% | 2.9 mg/L | 6.81 | Walnut | Marginal 23.7 | "U10 U0588706 5461326" "U10 U0588283 5461604" |
| " | 12:21 | " | 20.5 | murky, brown 79 cm | 16.7 | 31% | 2.8 mg/L | 6.74 | McCombs | "U10 U0588891 5461207" |
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| " | 13:24 | " | 20.6 | murky, brown 56 cm | 17.5 | 20% | 2.0 mg/L | 6.71 | HHS Bridge | "U10 U0588283 5461604" |
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| November 30, 2020 | 11:35 | clear, sunny / wind 5km/h | 9.1 | see to bottom / 32 cm | 6.3 | 71% | 8.9 mg/L | 9.91 | Walnut | Good 40.1 | |
| " | 11:55 | " | 9.1 | see to bottom / 30 cm | 6.1 | 75% | 9.1 mg /L | 6.88 | McCombs | ||
| " | 10:25 | " | 7.0 | see to bottom / 54 cm | 5.9 | 81% | 10.1 mg/L | 6.88 | HHS Bridge | ||
| Date | Time | Weather | Air Temperature C | Turbidity/Depth cm | Water Temperature C | Oxygen % | Oxygen mg/L | pH | Site Name | Water Quality Index | Comments |
| April 6, 2021 | 14:45 | High overcast, sunny periods | 16.4 | see to bottom / 35 | 10.4 | 96% | 10.7 mg/L | 7.14 | Walnut | Good 42.8 | new membranes DO Metre / coordinates previously stated |
| " | 15:15 | " | 15.1 | " / 40 | 10.4 | 95% | 10.7 mg/L | 7.18 | McCombs | ||
| " | 15:45 | " | 17.4 | "/ 30 | 12.4 | 129% | 13.5 mg/L | 7.35 | HHS Bridge | ||
| July 5, 2021 | 9:15 | clear , no wind | 21.3 | murky / 52 | 20.2 | 12% | 1.1 mg/L | 7.04 | Walnut | Poor 5.5 | |
| " | 10:00 | " | 20.5 | " /61 | 20.4 | 7% | 0.8 mg/L | 6.97 | McCombs Bridge | ||
| " | 11:00 | " | 24.1 | " / 105 | 20.7 | 8% | 1.2 mg/L | 6.81 | HHS Bridge | ||
| October 25. 2021 | 10:15 | rainy, no wind | 9.5 | bit murky/113 cm | 10.3 | 50% | 5.5 mg/L | 7.2 | Walnut | Acceptable 31.8 | Preciva pH metre |
| " | 9:45 | " | 9.5 | bit murky/81 cm | 10.2 | 48% | 5.4 mg/L | 7.2 | McCombs Bridge | ||
| " | 10:45 | " | 9,7 | bit murky/115 cm | 10.3 | 50% | 5.6 mg/L | 7.1 | HHS Bridge | ||
| March 14, 2022 | 11:00 | rainy, no wind | 7.9 | bit murky/ 43 cm | 8.0 | 77% | 9.2 mg/L | 6.5 | Walnut | Acceptable 36.0 | pH paper 1-12 DFO CA |
| " | 10:40 | " | 7.6 | " / 35 cm | 8.2 | 78% | 9.4 mg/L | 6.5 | McCombs Bridge | ||
| " | 12:05 | cloudy, no wind | 9.3 | " / 38 cm | 8.3 | 77% | 9.2mg/L | 6.5 | HHS Bridge | ||
| June 20, 2022 | 10:40 | cloudy / windy | 14.7 | murky / 161 cm | 13.9 | 23% | 2.4 mg/L | 6.1 | Walnut | Marginal; 22.0 | pH paper 5-4 Hydrion Brand |
| " | 10:10 | " | 14.8 | muddy / 161 cm | 14.1 | 25% | 2.6 mg/L | 6.1 | McCombs | ||
| " | 11:20 | " | 15.0 | murky / 138 cm | 14.8 | 42% | 4.2 mg/L | 6.0 | HHS Bridge | ||
| Date | Time | Weather | Air Temperature C | Turbidity / Depth cm | Water Temperature C | Oxygen % | Oxygen mg/L | pH | Site Name | Water Quality Index | Comments |
| Sept. 26, 2022 | 13.37 | sunny / hazy | 20.2 | murky / 39 cm | 16.2 | 36% | 3.6 mg/L | 6.2 | Walnut | Marginal: 22.3 | MRSS's PinPoint DO Metre same reading's as DFO"s metre |
| " | 13:17 | " | 21.4 | murky / 27 cm | 17.3 | 33% | 3.3 mg/L | 6.2 | McCombs | 3 mo.drought / ~38 mm rain July 1 to Aug 31 / ~7 so far Sept. | |
| " | 12:14 | " | 19.5 | murky / 36 cm | 16.8 | 36% | 3.6 mg/L | 6.2 | HHS Bridge | ||
| January 2, 2022 | 11:07 | cloudy /windy | 4.7 | clear / 24 cm | 4.8 | 76% | 9.6 mg/L | 5.8 | Walnut | Acceptable 34.3 | |
| 10:30 | " | 4.5 | clear / 23 cm | 5.2 | 75% | 9.2 mg/L | 6.0 | McCombs | 4 spawning salmon observed at McCombs site | ||
| 11:41 | " | 4.3 | bit murky / 42 cm | 4.9 | 75% | 9.7 mg/L | 5.8 | HHS Bridge | |||
| April 24, 2023 | 11:30 | cloudy / breezy | 14.5 | clear / 50 cm | 10.3 | 85 % | 9.5 | 6 | Walnut | Acceptable 37.3 | |
| 10:40 | " | 13.6 | clear / 40 cm | 9.8 | 82 % | 9.5 | 6 | McCombs | |||
| 12:20 | " | 14.0 | clear // 48 cm | 10.5 | 95 % | 10.6 | 6 | HHS Bridge | |||
| Date | Time | Weather | Air temerature C | Turbidity / Depth cm | Water Temperature C | Oxygen % | Oxygen mg/L | pH | Site Name | Water Quality Index | Comments |
