Kootenay Lake
Cloudy
Heavy rain two days prior

Skaha Lake
Sun and cloud
24c. Clouds sun and heat w rain last night
Typical spring brown water w large amounts of brown sludge

Lake of the woods
Sunny
Recent strong north winds. Pushed all ice out of our shoreline. Yesterday high of 21 degrees.
Ring necked gulls Mallards Crayfish (skeletons)
Lake level is low right now.

Okanagan Lake
Light rain_
Practice survey

Baptiste Lake
Light rain_
Extreme heat

Lake Muskoka
Cloudy

Durrance Lake
Sunny

Sylvan Lake
Sun and cloud
Algae on bottom

Meadow Lake
Sunny
Clear no clouds

Kootenay Lake
Extreme weather warning active . High temperatures
Water rising . Spring freshet.no weed growth observed . Water is green coloured this time of yr

Kootenay Lake
Extreme weather warning in effect . Higher than normal temps.
No weed growth evident

Little Whitefish

Lake Scugog
Minnow Mallard duckRed winged black bird
Yellow flag iris

Whonnock Lake
Extreme heat the past few days and upcoming days.

Sinkut Lake
Sun and cloud
Freshet fast thaw flooding

Nulki Lake
Fast melt freshet warmer than seasonal weather

Farlain Lake
warm
Trumpeter swans Common Mergansers Belted Kingfisher Turkey Vultures Ring Billed Gulls Buffleheads Grackles Canada Geese Double Crested CormorantsGreat Blue Herons Loons Mallards Muskrat River Otters

Morris Lake
Pollution is a bit of a problem quite a few beer cans visible on bottow

Muldrew Lake (South)
Pollen on water surface

Tea Lake

Potential flooding due to warm weather and record snow pack.G
Horned Grebe Canada Geese Violet Green Swallows
None at this time

Flooding expected as warm weather melts a record snow pack.
None at this time

Mic Mac Lake

Sparrow Lake

Nancy Greene Lake
Light wind
Snake grass is present but dont know if it is native or invasive.
Lake is only just in the last week ice free.

Rockwood Conservation
Unseasonably warm weather (26^0C+) previous 3 days. 21^0C today

Mactaquac Lake
Rain last night

Lake Minnewanka
no major weather events in the last few days.
Harbour located 200m from sample site poses potential for pollution.However no pollution currently evident

Powell Lake
Hot

Dog Lake

Wasa Lake
Hot day. Blue sky with only a few clouds.
A quiet day on the lake. 1 pontoon boat 1 jet ski 1 fishing boat. Many paddle board and kayaks.

Saugum Lake
Wind speed 3.1km/hr at time of data collection.
Painted Turtle Canada Geese Red Winged Black Bird Common Loon Mule deer Largemouth Bass Brook Trout Bald Eagle

Spurr Lake
Windy; hot past few days

Skaha Lake
Heat dome Hot last 2 days
Horsetail
Thick soupy algae (bacteria). Kids swimming

Cariboo Lake
High water lake murky and debris in it

Wildrose Community Pond

Minnedosa
Cloudy

Vermilion Lakes (Middle)
Muskrat Canada goose red necked grebe American coots American wigeon Buffleheads ring necked ducks ruddy ducks black capped chickadee common goldeneye green winged teal horned grebe osprey American robin red winged blackbird yellow rumped warbler common raven common loon great blue heron black billed magpie sora red necked grebe common grackle yellow warbler orange crowned warbler song sparrow fox sparrow Lincoln's sparrow

Lacombe Lake
few clouds warm sunny
Loons Mallards Canada Geese Sea Gulls Muskrat Beaver
Water is shallower than last year lots of under water grass growth and lily pad growth

Prospect Lake
first hot weather of the year 25C + May 12 13
lg fish jumping no small minnows yet gulls a vulture few swallows seen yet this year usually common

Lake Ontario

Mississippi Lake
Very windy choppy water. Not able to take water temperature other than surface.

Big Gull Lake

Breakneck Lake
Clear light wind 15 km from south. Daytime highs in mid to high 20s for past three days. Ice was out on our lake May 1.
Large schools of minnows (several species too small and distant to identify accurately) Many songbirds: purple finch American goldfinch white throated sparrow red winged blackbird common grackle chickadee blue jay. Also pair of loons pair of Canada geese pair of trumpeter swans have been around this morning but not while I was on the dock taking measurements (sorry no photos).
Perfectly pristine spring day. April was very cold here (4C below normal avg) so ice not out til may 1. Very warm past week. Leaves flushed out two days ago. Heavy thunderstorm four nights ago.

Okanagan Lake

Newell Lake
No comments

Oastler Lake

Heffley Lake

Baynes Lake
Western Painted Turtles perch Brewers Blackbirds

Schist Lake
The sun is obscured today by smoke from Alberta Fires

Four Mile Lake
Lots of cottage and boat use

Haunted Lake
windy

Chain Lakes
Wind coming from South West

Maple Lake

Laclu Lake

Moira Lake

Alix Lake
windy

Clear lake
Calm no wind
Lots of little bugs in the lake

Okanagan Lake
daytime highs ~10c higher thsn seasonal norms

Elbow Lake
no clouds slight breeze
Lake is up a service road so the road (and active logging) is the big one for habitat fragmentation. the lake itself has no signs of pollution and no visible invasives. No invasive plants observed on the road up to the lake / the area surrounding the lak

Octopus lake

Arrow Lakes

Albion Lake

Anderson Lake
Calm

Paul Lake
Heatwave the last 2 days

Aberdeen Lake
Ice has been off for about a week. I checked two weeks ago and there was still substantial ice.

Red winged blackbird Violet green swallow Mallard Canada Goose Barn Swallow

Morfee Lakes
We had some smoke yesterday from the Alberta fires but the air is vey clear today

Elk Lake
Red winged Blackbird Swallows Raven Dragonflies
Eurasian watermilfoil
Dissolved oxygen supersaturated at surface. Drops at 2 meters down and was at .3% at 3 meters Down (no oxygen) temp at 20 degrees. PH at 8.88. Secchi visible to 1.9 metres w

Lake Ontario
Canada goose common grackle mallard duck eastern kingbird redwing blackbird
Garlic mustard
Water level much higher than last year at this time. There was no garlic mustard here last year

Kamloops Lake
Higher than average seasonal temperature

Lake Muskoka
There was high water 2 weeks ago but lake has now returned to its normal level

Premier Lake
Hot spell the last 3 days
Mule deer Eagles Ospreys Red tail hawk Mergansers Goldeyes Kingfisher Western painted turtles trout
There seems to be fewer fish spawning up our creek the past couple years. It is a bit early for them now but I will keep an eye on it over the next month.

We have had unseasonably warm weather recently.
Photos are of algae that I'm unsure of

First day of higher than average heat

Little Lake
Very windy

Long Lake
Windy
Seagull Crow Blue Jay Sparrow Junco Butterfly

Lake level at Nelson 1743.95 feet hi
Lake level hanging daily due to spring run off

Champion Lakes Third Lake
Bald Eagles Raven Minnows Clouded Sulphur Butterfly Red Admiral Butterfly Garter Snake Black Ants
Eurasian watermilfoil

Slocan Lake
Detritus on lake surface

Blysteiner Lake

Durrance Lake
Unseasonably warm this week there are a few wisps of clouds
The deep water temperature was about 0.5 degrees lower but the field doesnt capture the decimal so I took the lower

Lake Nipissing
Extremely high water levels.
Reptiles_ Molluscs Fish Amphibians Birds Mammals

Lake Nipissing
Heavy rain_
High water levels but not as significant as 2019. Levels crested on the weekend and have dropped by 5cm but needs to drop by another 20cm before we can lower our dock where I will take future readings. The shoreline has very different dynamics from what it should be at this time. Officially ice free on April 30th.
Normally on any given day our lake area has osprey bald eagles loons comorants mallards and megansers. Last week the golden eagles and common goldeneyes continued migration after their temporary residency of about 2 3 weeks. Normally at this time our
shoreline of 210 ft hosts 3 5 bass spawning rings. Sadly due to high water levels there appears to be none. We are south facing with a mostly sandy shorelinefor the first 3m. Mammals include mink chipmunks red squirrels otter and bunnies. Our bay has b

Okanagan lake

extre heat

Western Island Pond

Possible storm incoming as of today. past few days been sunny with minimal cloud coverage (around 3 days)
(1 male and 1 female)

Thunder in distance

Garbutts Lake
Water has a green haze that has not been present in the past years I believe

Shawnigan Lake

Silver Lake
Light rain_
Chipmunk and bird seen but gone before photo could be taken. just a small bird flitting around in vegetable garden
Garlic Mustard (pulled last year so only a few coming up so far) we also have large patches of goutweed Japanese Knotweed and what I think is phragmites on other parts of the lake but not at the site tested.
Garlic Mustard 5 plants so far pulled last summer so fewer now will be pulling as they come up so...no spread.
The shoreline near the site is fairly natural (sweet gale Labrador tea bog laurel red osier dogwood arrowhead lily pads. We only keep about 10 feet cleared for our personal access to the lake

Pumphouse Pond
Above aversge temps

Pumphouse Pond
Super sunny and above average temperture

Burnaby Lake
Daytime temps about 10oC above normal seasonal high.
black headed grosbeak townsend's solitaire purple finch house finch robin crow song sparrow red wing blackbird violet green swallow barn swallow canada goose.
yellow flag iris (much more than last season) fragrant water lily. See BBY_LAKE_north photo... the yellow lily patch can be seen on the far shoreline if you zoom in (that area is not accessible by foot)
yellow flag iris
Dock area is under reconstruction small work barge anchored nearby. No visible pollution or detritus from the construction is evident.

White Lake

Rosebud Lake
Hot was +30C

Long Lake
Beaver Coyote Bear with three cubs Chipmunks Porcupines
Eurasian milfoil
Milfoil Choking out all other plants. Changing nature of lake over past 8 years. Are used to see dozens if not hundreds of leopard frogs. I havent seen them the last three years. I hope they come back.

Durrance Lake
Bit hazy from wildfire smoke (can smell it al little)
Swam out to the middle of the lake from the fishing dock same results as at the dock

Williamson Lake
Hazy from wildfire smoke
Fluffy green algae with mud at shore no photo sorry

Gap Lake
Extremely smoky today but better than yesterday. Mountains are somewhat visible.

North Star Lake
Canada geese loons red wing blackbirds painted turtle minnows
Algae

Champion Lakes Second Lake
There is light haze from the Alberta wildfires. It is unseasonably hot.
Bald Eagles Mallards Killdeer Loons Butterflies Painted Turtles flies water striders trout
Deborah Dawn Korn

Sylvan Lake
Smoky has been windy.
White foam collected along shoreline

Red Lake

Six Mile Lakes Second Lake
Lake colour photo w/o reflection is difficult due to angle of the sun

Head Lake
prolonged period without any rain
approximately 500linear m of forested riparian zone and litoral lake zone was removed and filled in with rock for highway stabilization

Common Tansy
My site location is 49.53943*N 117.26184 W

Lake Annette
Moderate to Heavy Smoke
I would like to thank a new community scientist Rebecca Margel for offering to swim out to take the 300cm depth reading!

Summit Lake
Smokey last few days. Today clear

Champion Lakes Second Lake
There was a light haze from the Alberta wildfires. It was unseasonably hot.
Bald Eagle Mallard Killdeer Loon Painted Turtle Trout Dragonfly Butterflies Flies Evidence of Beaver

St. Nora Lake
Rain steady all day
Health duck population

Sturgeon Lake
Heavy rain overnight and still raining

Echo Lake
Just received about 20mm rain overnight ending mid morning

Stake Lake
Higher heat than usual for this time of year
American red squirrel Yellow rumped warbler other various songbirds Loon Fish
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Forgot to take photo for water colour sorry

McConnell Lake
Been Hotter than usual for this time of year
American Red Squirrel Lacustrine Scud Bald Eagle Yellow Rumped Warbler House Wren Crow Fish

Lac Le Jeune
Hotter then usual for this time of year
Loon Lacustrine Scud Mosquitos American Robin Chickadee Snail Canada Goose
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Walloper Lake
Hotter than usual for this time of year
Tree Swallow Song Sparrow White Crowned Sparrow Canada Goose Yellow rumped warbler Chickadee Waterstriders Bumblebee Fish
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Summit Lake
Smoke skies have cleared here for now.

Light rain

Lake Simmons
Rained the previous 36 hours cooler than usual
Neighbour across the lake tampered with lake levels last year causing erosion of shoreline. Water level has returned to pre2022 height. New cottage being built next door has diminished large wildlife

Baptiste Lake
Not really cloudy but smoky.

Lake Simcoe
Rained on all Saturday May 20

Comox Lake
Extreme heat in the last three days

Laclu Lake
Some smoke haze

Lac `a Jim
Nothing to report

Normally this lake is horrendously busy on a sunny Sunday it wasnt! There is a public warning about blue green algae at this lake which may deter visitors. I havent seen any algae at this lake.

Sesekinika Lake

Grand lac Rond
Rained and was windy the past two days

Lake Muskoka
Slight haze in air possibly from Alberta wildfires
Water level is down about 14 inches from spring thaw and rain highs.Both Secchi measurements are at BOTTOM

Moyie Lake
High water from spring melt

Shuswap Lake
Saw a few butterflies dark brown large and yellow

Lodgepole Lake

Shuswap Lake
Rained all Morning now cloudy and windy
Lake has risen since last week

Singush Lake
Just very windy

Whitestone Lake
Red winged blackbird sandpiper yellow warbler small mouth bass

Lakit Lake
light wind clouds on horizon
hummingbird canada geese mallards other waterfowl

Lake of the Prairies
Smoke haze
Lots of garbage strewn near the boat launch

Lower Arrow Lake

Big Caribou Lake

Summit Lake
Rain and heat that was close to 30 degree C. Unusual heat for mid May.
Unsure if any plants in attached photos of shore are invasive.
People were starting to operate their electric engine boats on the lake for fishing.

Lake Nosbonsing
Snowed earlier this morning breezy at time of monitoring
None visible at time of collection but daily observations of mallards mergansers minnows. Common sightings of canada geese loons pumpkinseed various fry (perch pike bass). Observations already submitted to iNaturalist
More vacant lots sold to developers loss of habitat as housing built on these new sites.

Kiosk lake
Windy

Four Mile Lake
Cold windy yesterday
Could only hear them but lots of chatter A duck

Lake Nosbonsing
Slight breeze
Commonly seen mallards mergansers

Sylvan Lake

Morning rain
One boat anchored in bay slight chop.lake elevation1748.34ft

Rain earlier in day . Light chop Algae on wharf floats. Lake level 1748.34ft
Algae on wharf floats.

Mary Lake
Windy

Powell Lake

West Lake
Above seasonal temperatures (20+ during the day)

West Lake
Cooler wetter weather the past few days since the heat dome. Currently second warming day in a row

Lake Nipissing
High water levels but not as significant as 2019. Levels crested on the weekend and have dropped by 5cm but needs to drop by another 20cm before we can lower our dock where I will take future readings. The shoreline has very different dynamics from what it should be at this time. Officially ice free on April 30th.

Lake of the Prairies
Smoke haze
Lots of people garbage on the shore

Baynes Lake
Rain for one full day on Thursday May 25
This day we were 50 meters off shore taking the measurements from a paddle board

Cedar Lake 1
red squirrel Tree swallow Chipping sparrow American tree sparrow Pine siskin Red breasted nuthatch American robin
The lake level is lower each year due to the absence of beavers. Former colonies had maintained dams on the lake and flooded the shoreline which is now grown up in shrubs over the past 15 years. The outlet dams are degrading.

Cedar Lake 2
Red squirrelCommon loon yearRuby crowned kingletTree swallow Red breasted nuthatchYellow rumped warblerPine siskinAmerican robinChipping sparrowAmerican tree sparrow
Increasing use of lake by visitors in summer for non motorized boating and swimming but no concerns yet. Larger numbers of people could affect loon nesting. Outlet of lake controlled by a beaver dam but no active colony present now.

Arrow Lakes
My location is actually at the end of slip 66 at Scotties Marina sorry the pin on the map is off a bit!

Cariboo Lake
High water

Skaha Lake
Lake very calm after very strong north wind all week
same brown floating sludge/algae Spring run off debris murky water but improving

Meadow Lake
Calm clear day

High water levels

Lake Koocanusa

Whitestone Lake
Calm and buggy!

Farlain Lake

Whalley Lake
All day rain 2 days before this data collection
The Rodentia was a chipmunk. Birds are blue jays and red wing blackbirds

Muldrew Lake (South)

Lake Simcoe

sparrow Lake

Horseshoe Lake

Ponhook Lake

Wah Wash kesh
Slight wind

Saugum Lake
Rain in last few days. Light mist over the lake. Wind 0.0km/hr.
Painted Turtle North American Loon Great Blue Heron Bass
Scattered garbage at the boat launch area. Cleaned it up and took it to the landfill.

Wasa lake

Trout Lake
Water solder

Meadow Lake
Clear warm day

North Star Lake

Dog Lake
Garter snake. Canada geese. Perch. Small mouth bass. Ants. Bumblebees.

Nancy Greene Lake
Hot sunny weather but towering clouds threatening thunderstorms.
Water lily

Madge Lake
Thunderstorm approx 24 hours ago. Dumped more than an inch of rain

Unusually warm lake level still high over 20 cm than normal for this time. As a result the yearly bass spawning rings I observe on our south facing sandy shoreline have not been created here.
Yesterday he was chased by an over protecive robin. Chipmunks abound. Leopard frogs have all disappeared since their first appearance this spring....due to high waters A mallard couple are nesting in our bay no ducklings yet. Mergansers and Common Gold
Plenty of Osprey and Bald Eagles are in the vicinity. The island in the distance has an Osprey nest whose occupants return at the same time each year in late April. Golden Eagles migrate through with a 2 week stayover much to the frustration of the ospre

Moira Lake
Nonr
American bullfrog....at least 3 Canada geese Robins Red winged blackbirds

Ghost Lake

Prospect Lake
fish bald eagles swallows gulls damselfly
( nesting at the other end of the lake)

Wild Rose Community Pond
Rain storms
Water is very murky and brown

Slocan Lake
Lots of driftwood right against shoreline and in lake.

Lake Minnewanka
what appears to be algea in tge image but not 100% sure.

Morris Lake
Clear blue skies
The level appears to have dropped a bit maybe 10 cm or so. We have had no significant rainfall since our last observations.

Breakneck Lake
Under a heat warning for today and tomorrow. Temps over 30C and nights around 20C. Has been extremely dry and above avg temps for past two weeks. Region is in extreme fire condition but not yet a restricted fired zone. Very windy for the past week (30 40km/hr all day calm most nights).
Jack pines and scotch pines are producing pollen and its coating the lake surface.
Flock of 12 Canada Geese floating nearby. Some minnows. Painted turtle.

Albion Lake
Calm

Moyie lake
Rained last night
Quiet. No boats. No other people on the lake.

Lochaber Lake

Whitestone Lake
Weather significantly warming over past 2 days. Currently 25 degrees celcius. Was high of 15 degrees earlier this week.
Lily pads

Rockwood Conservation

Lake very high but no flooding here this year
Violet green swallows nesting Mallard Canada Geese
No ospreu for the first time in years..Significant

Trout Lake

Nulki Lake

Sinkut Lake

Kootenay Lake Level at Nelson 1745.83 Water still coming up
Beer cans. Misc garbage. Person sleeping on beach. New firepit

Lac `a Jim

Mactaquac Lake
Gusty west wind are stirring the lake temp tree litterin water along shore line

Lac La Biche
Lots of dead minnows.

Scotch Lake
Extremely windy today

Clear Lake
Extreme heat chance of thunderstorms

Octopus Lake
Chance of thunderstorms
Not sure what the shell and water plants are

Vermilion Lakes (Middle)
Muskrat Osprey Bald eagle Ring necked duck Blue winged teal American coot Red necked grebe Common Loon yellow rumped warbler red winged blackbirds yellow headed blackbird Canada geese
Muskrat Osprey (at least 2) Bald eagle Ring necked duck (at least 6) Blue winged teal American coot (at least 6) Red necked grebe (at least 5) Common Loon yellow rumped warbler red winged blackbirds yellow headed blackbird (F) sora (at least 2)

Champion Lakes Second Lake
We have had some gusty thunderstorms in the area.
moose beaver evidence mallards swallows songbirds trout nesting loons painted turtles dragonflies swallowtail butterflies slug mosquitoes mosquito larvae
Milfoil
Visible pollen floating on the lake.

Gusty winds
The lake level has risen more that 2 feet here in the past two weeks. I have shoreline photos but can't seem to load them.

Lake Minnewanka
Dissolved O2: 2ppm

Two Jack Lake
Dissolved O2: 2ppm

Johnson Lake
Dissolved O2: 1ppm

Quidi Vidi Lake

Cascade Ponds

Vermilion Lakes (West)

Vermilion Lakes (Middle)

Vermilion Lakes (East)

Trout Lake
Clear

Anderson Lake
Rained the last two days on and off. Thundershowers.
Garder snake Ducks Geese Song birds Shore birds

Quarry Lake
Sunny day. Storm coming in

Lower Arrow Lake
American robin Hammond's flycatcher Brown headed cowbird Common merganser

Wascana Lake
Wind 26km per hour
Canada Goose crow mallards red winged blackbird

Wascana Lake
Warbling Vireo Canada Goose Common Yellow Throat American Finch Red Winged Blackbird

Shuswap Lake
Lots of Butterflies Lake has risen since last week.

Lake Scugog
Eurasian watermilfoil Yellow flag iris Near the shore
Eurasian watermilfoil

Lakit Lake
thunder near us
squirrel canada goose several water striders
lake volume is still high because there has been rain nightly for the past days.

Cody Lake
Warm sunny day today and for the past few days. Smoke has cleared and there was rain in the last week

Champion Lakes Third Lake

Paul Lake
Loon Eagle Kokanee Trout Mallard duck Frogs Blue heron

Aberdeen Lake
Squirrel Snowshoe Hare Loon Bald Eagle Chipmunk

Blysteiner Lake
Very dry month little rain very hot today

Lake surface elevation is at high point for the year.
Red shafted flickers Green violet swallows
Knapweed sp.
High water. This area is pretty clean.

a little smoky from northern bc and alberta wildfires

Kamloops Lake
Water level receded

Elk Lake
Our lake has American Bullfrogs. Yellow Flag Iris in spots and Eurasian Watermilfoil

Morfee Lakes

Mute swan red wing blackbird double crested cormorant minnows gulls mallard duck
Garlic mustard
Really high water level

Lake Waseosa
Warm and sunny

Observed only 2 kayakers on the lake. No other users today

Lake Waseosa
Chickadee blue jays hummingbirds Chinese mystery snails perch sunfish

Light rain fall in afternoon during past 2 days. Some wind today & threatening rain.
Thete are no recreational lake users on the water today.

Edwards Lake
At about 2:15 pm we experienced a thunderstorm with significant rain.
Last year we had extensive brown algae on the lake. This was reported to B.C. Algae Watch.

Cottonwood Lake
Thunderstorm last evening.
Ongoing park improvements new dock observation decks seating paths general landscaping toilets.

Whonnock Lake
Dragonflies violet green swallow tree swallow robin red winged blackbird

Lacombe Lake

some litter around the site

Windy Wind coming off the water

Killenbeck lake

Lake Nosbonsing

Maple lake
Kirk Westergaard

Swan Lake
Sunny and highs of above 20 for 5 consecutive days
Fry European wall lizard crow marsh wren heron eagle red wing black bird. Many insects!
See INaturalist for photos of animals and plants

Fairy Lake
Heat
Cant get deeper presently as dock system not in fully

Gap Lake

Burnaby Lake
Seasonal temps no precipitation
unconfirmed mammal (muskrat) canada goose duck redwinged blackbird Swainson's thrush barn swallow bald eagle.
yellow flag iris fragrant water lily. no noticeable spread of either since mid May.
A busy evening on the dock lots of people and boats. Fewer swallows in sight but maybe because of the eagle

Little Lake
Warm and sunny last two days.
Busy area for dogs

Alix Lake

Swan Lake

Garbutts Lake
Rain storm on the 28th
We will see what changes will happen once the glaacial water comes in. From springs

Cedar Lake 1
Common loon Redside shiner Abundant in old beaver canals and in shallowsRed Breasted nuthatchPine siskinRed squirreldeer sign River otter sign

Lake outlet has large abandoned beaver dam and two lodges. Water levels are dropping each year in the absence of an active beaver colony. Shoreline and aquatic emergent vegetation are increasing.

Rosebud Lake
Sunny all day no clouds

Keiller Lake

Lake Annette

Wind and light rain in morning

Christina Lake
lake at spring high water level

Slocan Lake

Head Lake
30C max temps this week no rain East winds with haze from Quebec forest fires
Same as last report

Sesekinika Lake
Air temperature has been above 30 for the last week
Loons ducks heron robins kingfisher muskrat

Extreme heat with environment Canada heat warnings
Pollen floating on the water.

Oastler lake

Red winged blackbird Spotted Sandpiper Northern Rough winged Swallow Barn Swallow Mallard

Baptiste Lake

Maquapit Lake
Warm weather
Water high

Lodgepole Lake
windy

Rainbow and Bull Trout Northern Pike Minnow Canada Geese Ducks Eagles
Deer skeleton on rocky shore edge. Appears to have fallen from cliff edge above. Many of the larger Rainbow trout (40+cm) have long white worms in their got and often in their flesh.

windy with thunder storm warning

Crag Lake
Heavy rain_
Heavy rain advisory Lake ice went out May 17 Overnight Frost till June 1st Really windy past 10 days
Red breasted merganser Robin Flicker Magpie Chickadee
Not sure ph meter is working well

Sturgeon Lake

Long Lake
Major rain event previous 3 days (June 3 5). Hot and dry weather and Forest fires in the area previous week not directly next to the lake but the air quality in the area was affected.
Water level significantly higher than a couple weeks ago due to significant rain in the last few days

Kootenay Lake Level at Nelson 1745.60

Stuart Lake
Windy last 2 days

Echo Lake
Poor air quality. Theres a haze from wildfire. Can smell smoke.
Mallards Canada Geese Common loon Great Blue Heron

Hot day after a period of mild but sunny weather

at least two pair of loons regularly seen and heard a group of three loons seen once at the southern end of the lake millions of tadpoles seen in the shallow waters at the waters edge (no exaggeration) rainbow trout from 12 cm to 28 cm in length in a

Chain Lakes

Smoke haze and breezu
Unable to determine species of minnows/fry in wavey water

Smoke from forest fires

Gut Lake
Its a hot day in the 30's C no clouds light breeze
Bullfrogs American Robin Chestnutsided warbler yellow warbler ovenbird American Redstart

Columbia Lake
knapweed

Columbia Lake

Moyie Lake
Hot weather for the past week

McConnell Lake
It was very sunny but actually raining while I walked into the site just a small cloud right above.
Mosquitos Loon Townsend warbler Dark eyed juncos Golden crowned Kinglet Lacustrine scud Song Sparrow Canada goose Squirrel

Stake Lake
Mosquitos Water beetles Song sparrow Chipping sparrow American robin Red winged blackbird yellow warbler

Lac Le Jeune
Loon Yellow rumped warbler Lacustrine scud Squirrel

Walloper Lake
Dark eyed junco American robin Rainbow trout
(fishermen on dock caught it while I was there)

Heat warning above 25 for the last several days
Pair of mallard ducksLarge school of minnows

Mary Lake
Mostly sunny; windy
Lake level dropped approximately 30 cm compared to 2 weeks ago. Beaver activity on the lake; level may be affected by beavers

Cloudy . Light rain and light winds Do
1746.13 M water level . Dropping slowly. No overnight boaters

Lake of the Prairies
Smoke haze
The weather has been very hot here lately.the water quality is startling todeteriate

Lower Arrow Lake
Ospreys Crows spotted sandpiper Columbia ground squirrels
Minor garbage washed up on shore e.g. pop cans plastic and paper wrappers.

Just finished a fairly major heat wave. Now cloudy and back to seasonal temperatures.
Hawkweed (on shore)

Had to take samples early as storm expected. Unusually warm for this time of yr .especially at night.
Lake level 1746.13 could not take secchi measurements at this location as it remained visible at bottom depth of 4 meters I will relocate LH2 next time .

Nancy Greene Lake
Extreme heat
Water temperatures high as a result of extreme heat.

Light winds sunny definitely a bit warmer than seasonal averages but not extreme heat. Lake surface dotted with fluff from willow trees. Spruce pollen collecting on surface of lake along shorelines and rushes/water grasses. Lots of dragonflies around.
Osprey great blue herons yellow warbler American robin mallard ducks common mergansers red necked grebes red winged blackbirds grey catbird sora Eastern kingbird ravens willow flycatcher song sparrow northern waterthrush Wilson's snipe sucker fish American coots muskrats.
Saw two dead sucker fish...could be they were injured by hunting osprey or bald eagles. Will watch for more instances in 2 wks. Also I note Parks Canada installed a buoy in the lake. Will try to find out if it's collecting temp/water quality data.

Cariboo Lake
Heavy smoke from wild fires ash on truck this morning

Overcasr with sunny periods smokey haze due to fires in Quebec

Columbia Lake
Heat wave the full week before today 27+C most days

Whalley Lake
Sky is hazy from Quebec forest fires
Shad Flies (12 on the dock I took my measurements from)

Farlain Lake
RAIN YESTERDAY (AFTER A 3 WEEK DRY SPELL)

Forest fires have made it hazy and smoky this week
Red eyed vireo; American redstart; dragonflies mosquitos bumblebees

Tea Lake
Smokey from fires
Lots of pollen on water surface water unusually clear (normally tea coloured)

Mississippi Lake
Lots of pollen even floating on top of water.

Strong windstorm 2 days ago and rain yesterday

Muldrew Lake (South)
Smoke from northern Ontario and Quebec wildfires in the air for the past 5 days

White Lake
forest fires

Wasa Lake
Rained all day yesterday on June 9
Quiet on the lake. No boats. It was the wasa triathlon today but no one on the water. The lake levels have risen. The shore was less sand and higher water levels.

Saugum Lake
Wind speed 6km/hr from the south.
Bass Loon Painted Turtle Canadian Swallowtail butterfly
Lake water level was up ~10 from last observation on May 27 2023. Shore garbage picked up and taken to the landfill.

Eagle Lake
Past couple days have been extremely hot also moderate high winds throughout the day.
Redwing Blackbird Seagull Yellow head Blackbird Duck species Cowbirds Killdeer Walleye
High amounts of algae and dead plant matter littering banks as well as garbage misc. All around the shoreline near the boat launch

Pollen today

Last few days 28 30 degrees. Fires up in tumbler ridge. Some Smokey skies here
Bears are wandering.

Lillian Lake
Song sparrow red winged blackbird Pine Siskin damselfly juvenile fish
None that can be seen from the collection site
Lake colour dark green no visible algae mass lake colour not taken as I forgot to bring waterproof cover for phone.

Light showers for two days
Lake level has dropped over a foot Lots of blossoms and seeds floating in our bay. Still haven't figured out how to add my Map pinpoint location or how to upload photos

Lake Scugog
Eurasian watermilfoil At shore: Yellow flag iris

Newell Lake

south wind recent rain lots of cotton in the air
lake is clearing up still patches of floating algae runoff debris etc. Much better though

Rain storm in last 24hours.
Cedar waxwing Swallowtail butterfly Juvenile fish fry
Buttercup Oxeye daisy Hawkweed Tufted Vetch Hairy Tare
Fry had (unknown species looked to have and orangy horizontal stripe)

Theres been rain and its very windy right now
Red winged blackbird northern rough winged swallow

Chipmunk Mute Swan Mallard Duck Sparrow Red Winged Blackbird Barn Swallow Cormorant Canada Goose Common Tern Tree Swallow Song Swallow Warbling Vireo Unidentified Fish fry
White Mulberry

Morris Lake
Common duck and baby Red wing black bird Swallow Osprey
Pickeral fisherman present caught a 30cm fish. He says the lake is full of them. They eat the baby ducks and any fish they can get.
The lake level has risen by approximately 20 cm.

Albion Lake
Light smoke haze

Cottonwood Lake
Some Fairly steady rain yesterday and overnight finally....
Water seems less clear than last year just a little more murky

Big Gull Lake
Weve had smoke from the wildfires and a thunderstorm yesterday.

Breakneck Lake
After a very hot dry stretch over the last 2 wks cooler this weekend. Got heavy rain Thursday night. Lots of pollen shed. Smoky smell this morning but air has been clear over past 2 wks.
Lots of minnows and dragonflies this morning. Resident loons trumpeter swan pair variety of typical songbirds (warblers red winged blackbirds).
Pollen (pine) abundant on surface and in water column.

water level is higher than previous visits

Dog Lake
Heavy forest fire smoke last three days
Zebra mussels seagulls cormorant Canada geese. Perch ants

Heavy rain measured 32.7mm

Mactaquac Lake
Rained 5 days today is first dry day

Blysteiner Lake
Large amount of rain over the past 8 days after a 2 month period with very little rain raised the level of the lake water significantly
Lots of tree pollen mixed in the lake

Scotch Lake
It rained a lot all week the water is fairly higher than usual
Chain pickerel Mallard female with babies

Madge Lake
Has been a heat wave since the last monitoring date. Lots of days with high 20 low 30 temps. Wind about 20km per hour today

Munro Lake
Lots of forest fires have been burning in the area since June 1 2023 (massive storm systems moved through June 1st after multiple days of +30's C). The last week has been very smokey which has dampened the strength of the sun. The heavy smoke in the air has cleared quite a bit today as a very rapid cooling system with rain moved in yesterday after over a week of lots of sun (but dampened by smoke most days) with no rain.
Pollen is less today but still sticking to submerged plants and overhanging plants from shoreline. Much better than earlier this month when it was totally covering the surface. Yellow pollen. See pictures.
Dragon flies emerged from the lake in the last 10 days or so. Also... the dock spiders seem bigger this year.

Prospect Lake
Rain all day yesterday after weeks of no rain
river otter swallows gulls bassbald eagle
river otter (2)swallows (~10)gulls (~6)bassbald eagle

Fairy Lake
Major Reno and landscaping across the lake

Forest fire smoke for last week but clear today
Lots of concerns Regarding colour of the water pollution weeds up to the surface boat scam oil slicks awful condition of the lake

Water lilly
Mayfly hatch. Not observed directly on water but prevalent around house area.

June 10 heavy rain June 11 off & on spitting rain with some wind.
Robin Toad Water Glider Dragonfly MANY tadpoles in water
Water is moving a bit from wind. There are a few boaters and fisher people.

Wild Rose Community Pond
Mud swallow Canadian Goose Redwing Black Bird Snails

Thunderstorms with very heavy rain. June 10 about 60mm in 2hours

Wascana Lake
Extreme heat
Oriole Warbler Brown thrush Geese Widgeon Gadwall Mallards Crows Red wing blackbird Cederwax wing

Nadsilnich Lake
Fish Molluscs Birds Reptiles_ Mammals Amphibians
fry fish mollusks chickadees nuthatches loons barn swallows hummingbirds Heron Canada geese Toads Garter snakes Voles Squirrels chipmunks deer moose rabbits foxes beavers muskrats
Shoreline erosion due to large wakes from motor boats and jet skis

Welcome rain!
Mosquitoes damselflies dragonflies bumblebee Swallowtail butterflies spider songbirds loon on nest Mother Mallard with family Painted turtles red sided shiners trout evidence of beaver
Eurasian milfoil

Paul Lake
Heavy rain yesterday

Smoke in sky from Quebec fires

Rrecord breaking heat followed by 2 daysof clody skies with minimal rain. Forests very dry.
Canada geeses and goslings Violet green swallows

Yesterday was cool and rainy (hurray!)
A couple of bald eagles were hanging around the fishing dock

Heavy rain_
pouring rain :)
Mute Swan Redwing Blackbirds Belted Kingfisher Mallard Ducks Canada Goose Song Sparrow

Elk Lake
Conductivity 655. DO at 200 cm down 95% temp at 300 cm down is 21.1. DO is 1.2%is

Hot
Much driftwood along shore edge due to seasonal high water level.

Duncan Lake
Hot

Duncan Lake
Windy Thunder clouds
Heard flocks of geese on east side of lake. Could not see them.

Duncan Lake
Lake came up over 10 metres in last two weeks. Several 2 foot long fish with dark line on side.

First day of rain in a few days
Mute swan Canada geese mallard ducks common mergansers
Garlic mustard

Premier Lake
Thunderstorm last evening
Painted Turtle Least Chipmunk Song Sparrow Violet Green Swallow Goldeneye Loon
Light breeze

Lac La Biche
Smoky

Quarry Lake
Smoke in air from fires

Wrights Pond
Smoky

Big Caribou Lake
After Heavy rain
Otter and Beaver activiy (branches in water)

Upper Rideau Lake
Light wind Heavy rain

Upper Rideau Lake
Bass Mink Robin Blackbird Grey rat snake
Crown vetch
Small amount of plastic washed up

Silver Lake
Very hot recently 29 degrees yesterday and today Lake is much warmer than usual at this time of year
Occasional garlic mustard Lily of the Valley 7 by 7 Occasional forget me not

Silver Lake
Lily of the valley 7x7 occasional garlic mustard

West Lake
Very dry but recent cool evenings/frost

hot and humid
Lake level was low. reading was near the bottom.

Lake level dropping Kootenay Lake at Nelson 1744.60

Rosebud Lake
Western painted turtles Blue dragonfliesBirds red eyed vireo Cedar waxwing Song sparrow yellow warbler
Pile of beer cans. There is no garbage can at the lake

Luck Lake North Frontenac
Lots of rain last couple of days No forest fire smoke here
Many birds Loons Bees Dear fires Black flies
Pristine Lake No concerns

geese mallard ducks mute swans blackbirds

Western Island Pond
Fog & drizzle for last couple of weeks.

Water soldier

Crag Lake
Very windy Almost frost over night
Oh meter took long to read was very windy so secchi disc reading might be questionable since the canoe drifted

Water levels still high especially after considerable amount of rain on Monday.
Tourists not respecting fishing regulations specific to the lake.
2 bass spawning rings approx. 5m from shore on either side of dock still occupied. Hundreds of blue pickeral minnows around dock. Merganser female and several young feeding off shoreline. 1

pH value taken at surface.

Dutch Lake

Garbutts Lake
Rained for a few days now. The creek and springs are running now.
The milfoil seems to be slowing growth maybe that still coming with summer
Lake level slowly rising qith thw moutians snow melt. Shiners are growing first year for swallows after putting up houses 3 yrs ago

Smoke
Lake level up slightly after 36 hr rain

Lake Simmons
Rain
Man altered lake depth

Lakit Lake
thunder over the mountains

light wind
mosquitos make longer than 2 min difficult when no bug spray used

Hazy from forest fires in Quebec

Finally had rain overnight 3 inches plus very high winds which lingered on during the day today

Echo Lake

Clear Lake

xtreme storms with over 5 cm of rain since Tuesday 13 June 2023 Thunderstorms with lighting (local strikes)
duncan lake is a reservoir and is filling up fast

Baynes Lake
Sunny & light breeze
Data entered a week later than observation date because I was away and my husband took the observstions

Vermilion Lakes (East)
Significant rainfall on Wednesday June 14 with at least 25 mm of rain and snow at high elevations
Bull Thistle Ox Eye Daisy Yellow Salsify

Major rainfall event on Wednesday June 14 with at least 25 mm of rain falling and snow at high elevations

Vermilion Lakes (West)
Major rainfall on Wednesday June 14 with at least 25 mm of rain falling and snow at high elevations

Boom Lake
Major rainfall event on Wednesday June 14 with at least 25 mm falling and snow at high elevations

Little Bouleau Lake
local cabin owner reports excess algae this year

Hazy from Quebec forest fires
Green Tree pollen on water surface

2 bald eagles seen each in a different location;1 small school of Kokanee fry;fishing produced smaller sized Rainbow Trout (less than 40cm long)

Williamson Lake

Pumphouse Pond
Lots of sun
Lake trout Gray jay Chickadee Raven Junco

Christina Lake

Lake Waseosa

Bass ring billed gull red winged black bird lillypad
Pollen. No concerning changes.

Lake Simmons
Painted turtle chipmunks frogs lions mallards hummingbirds other birds bass
Resident of the lake is lowering lake levels by destroying beaver habitat

Bright Lake
Ring Billed Gulls Common Goldeneye Yellow Warbler Chestnut Sided Warbler Great Blue HeronRed Winged Blackbirds Chipmunks Red Squirrels

Water very clear site is near river mouth.

Eimer's Lake
ICHdm

Kahshe Lake
Smoke haze from wildfires is apparent

McConnell Lake
Various songbirds squirrel lots of mosquitos

Stake Lake
various songbirds squirrel fish jumping mosquitos lacustrine scud

Lac le Jeune
various songbirds fish jumping water beetles loon squirrel

Walloper lake
various songbirds squirrel ducks fish jumping great blue heron

Some smoke haze
Pumpkinseed minnows.mallards and a loon were here but left at my arrival.

Burnaby Lake
seasonal temperatures
bull frog redwing blackbird common yellowthroat barn and tree swallows blackheaded grosbeak american goldfinch cowbird rock pigeon.
sampled in the shade of the rowing pavilion. I was not able to get a photograph of the lake's depth indicator.

Fodey Lake
Record breaking heat for this time of year today
Bear with cubs Black Rat Snake Blandings Turtles Leopard Frogs Loons Mallards Kingfishers Blue Heron Barred Owls

Fodey Lake
Overcast and hazy due to smoke from forest fires. Otherwise would be clear and sunny
Heron loon osprey barred owl american toads leopard frogs sun fish catfish (bullhead) perch pike bass
Eurasian Milfoil
Algae and Eurasian milfoil have been concerns for past 8 years. Prior to that this lake was clear of invasive species.

Whonnock Lake
Has been raining for the last week today marks the start of sunny weather for a while

Tooey Lake
Raining two days before
Rainbow trout Bees Dragon flies Many small birds
Beauty small lake

Mary Lake

Breezy overcast choppy water

Humid and expected rain

Little Bouleau Lake

Common merganser Canada goose Spotted sandpiper Colymbia ground squirrel

Wasa Lake
Very quiet on the lake. No boats. No other people.

Early in the season I saw broom and himilayan blackberries but have notice that the lakeside is mostly cleared I noticed this about a month ago but kept forgetting to note! CRD manages this lake and do a good job!

temperatures below seasonal norms some light rains
some litter abandoned swim towel

Warm with high humidity26
Northern wolf twi year old deer two pair of geese with 5 and two gosslings A pair of loons

Head Lake
Temps have been 26C + this week except today
as outlined in my last entry. No need to enter the same info every temperature recording

Warm and humid
Wolf geese with gosslimgs loons deer moose Large mouth bass snaping turtles andpainted turles. Garter snake

Wood Lake

Slight chop on water .
Lake level 1744.27 ft. Noboats in sawdust cove

No rain last two days
Lake level 1744.27. Moved LH2 slightly east to obtain deeper water for secchi measurement

White foam

Arrow lakes

St. Nora Lake

Marsh Lake
Light winds with thunderstorms nearby
First lake measurements this year (delayed start due to unforeseen circumstances).

Lillian Lake
Strong enough wind to move a few branches in the trees.

Whalley Lake
Hot weather started mid week leading up to June 24th
Water level is unusually high for late June on this lake

Unseasonably hot this past week
Blue heron house wren red eyed vireo chipping sparrow
There has been a lot of pollen this year. See heron photo. The yellow line is pollen.

Water lilies possible floating heart lillies not positive
Floating heart lily

rain

Clearer skys no smoke today.
A picture of our cabin just for you?

the lake cleared up I could see fish and plants when I couldn't before

Rain during the night. It stopped before sampling

Little Whitefish
very humid today

Wind speed 4km/hr from the South West.
Shore garbage (pollution) collected. Plastic bottles and aluminium cans.

Common water lily coming into flower

Wildrose Community Pond
The lake is murky

Quarry Lake
The weather was warmer than normal. We were able to witness three separate snow / debris avalanches from the middle valley the reservoir sits between. (From a safe distance)
Mallard Duck only one that looked very young
Ice in middle broke up during our kayak trip from one large body to numerous smaller chunks that nearly blocked our return to the shore

Scotch Lake

Lightly Raining

More beach now windy. Dropped the Thermometer in the lake had to take off shoes and wade in up to my thighs was not cold but refreshing

decent breeze

Light winds
Lake level has dropped another 10 inches. There is some moss attached to dock at water level. Noticed some plants in/under water near shoreline

FROZE ON THE PREVIOUS NITE AT MY HOME 15 MIN AWAY FROM SITE BEING MONITORED THEN 43c BY NOON IN THE SUN
HORSE TAIL RED KNEE similar to last few weeks
LAKE STILL COMING UP

Common Tern Red Winged Blackbird American Robin Song Sparrow American Robin Canada Goose Gray Catbird Mallard

Considerable rain and cooler temperatures over the past 2 days. Cool enough that there is fresh snow on the mountain peaks although starting to melt now.

Mississippi Lake
smell smoke from forest fires in Quebec low air quality very overcast

Coldwater Lake
Smoky

high humidity
I am taking these measurements in a creek which is a tributary of Spencer creek which flows into Cootes Paraduse

Upper Rideau Lake
Heavy rain Smoke in air from remote forest fires in Northern Ontario and Quebec
Algae present is spirogyra. Several clumps in the bay and throughout the lake at this time.

haze from quebec forest fires
pollen i thought came from dandilions is from poplar trees

Heavy smoke

Extremely poor air quality and visibility. Poorest breathing conditions I have experienced living at this location for almost 20 years.
Air quality from smoke. Water level reaching norms due to excessive heat and little rain.
Mink still actively keeping shoreline animal populations down. Duck families have remained farther than usual probably to protect ducklings. Osprey actively fishing and cleaning in our bay. Unusually high population of dragon flies emerged from exoskelet

Smoky cool and damp. Has been quite hot and dry over past two weeks but our place got hit by a microburst on Wednesday night that dropped enough rain in 15 min to raise the lake level 2. Lake had been near drought level prior to that. Still on low end of avg but not drought now. Not much wind today lake relatively calm."
Lake level up about 2today over a week ago due to rain. Had been at early stage drought level prior to this weeks rain."

Big Gull Lake
Poor air quality from wildfire smoke

Poor air quality from wildfires smoke

Rockwood conservation

Thunderstorms

water level is higher than last time

Seems more birds around this am. Robins

Lots of rain yesterday
This lake needs help a sad and people are boating and canoeing and swimming

Moira Lake
Smoky today. Air quality warning.
Red winged blackbirds spotted skimmers green dragonflies

Great Blue Heron Gold Finches Robin Loon Raven

Lake Lewis
Snapping turtle Frogs (bull & leopard)Winter wrenAmerican GoldfinchOvenbird
Sorry to be so late starting. I should have picked alternate dates (in hindsight).

Has been hot and humid for last couple of days

Sunny mornings. Afternoon thunder showers. Today is very windy.
Only one recreational lake user observed today.

Madge Lake
Light wind out of the west.

Champion Lakes Third Lake
Minnows Black Ants Mosquitos Western Painted Turtles

Squirrel Minnows Rainbow Trout Fry Western Painted Turtles Garter Snake Swallowtail Butterflies Dragonflies Blue Damselflies Tent Caterpillar Black Ants Black Flies Mosquitoes
Pollution: one cigarette butt and a scrap of paper near shoreline.

Cottonwood Lake
Upgrades to park contine; young boy caught a beautiful rainbow trout

Kamloops Lake
cool weather

Rain previous evening No debris Lower water level

Lac La Biche

Anderson Lake

JUNE 23RD was the 1st day of sun following a week of rain and cool. Thus the lake had cooled down a little over that week.

Wendigo Lake
Some clouds due to wildfire smoke

Wendigo Lake
Low water

Cody Lake
Short but heavy spell of rain prior to sampling

Munro Lake
Forest Fires still burning in NE Ontario and Northern Quebec. Smoke in the air all the time; sometimes worse than others. Very hot the last week and last 2 days (30+ C) with no rain in over a week. Have had heat warning as well as air quality warnings for last 5 days.
Dragon flies damsel fly bumble bees chipmunk loons Heard ravens
It was very hard to get a photo of clarity due to bright smokey sky. The shiny whitish area is reflection. Hopefully the 1 I submitted will work.

Heavy rain today

Thunder and lightning storms. Multiple lightning strikes immediate vicinity. Rain.

Mostly overcast with sun peaking through
More trash being left around than usual

Singush Lake
Calm

Thunderstorms and extreme heat

Forktail swallows or Barn Swallows Shore birds.. Not known at this point
Nothing dramatic to document at this time

Beer can KL Lake level at Nelson 1743.3

Dissolved oxygen at surface 121%. DO at 200 cm 80.1. 230 cm 1.8%

Very humid and air quality warning due to fires from Quebec

Started out collecting data when it was just cloudy and it began lightly raining. Thunderstorms in the morning and lots of rain over the last few days.
Red necked grebes mallard ducks Canada geese cliff swallows
Lots of garbage in the water presumably washed in during last night/this mornings storms

Heavy rain on and off for the past 12 hours. Light mist at the time of testing.
trumpeter swan redwing blackbirds (many) gray catbird terns ring billed gulls green heron great blue heron brown lipped snail mallard chipmunk
Abundance of birds. Second testing day in the rain.

Crag Lake
Very warm last two weeks and mostly very windy
Extremely dry Lake level hasnt risen significantly as in former years
Secchi disk measurements were taken on June 20 when it was calm Still not sure about ph meter. It took 20 minutes to get the reading and it was still going up slowly

Lodgepole Lake
Rain and storms

Eagle Lake
Very hot previous rain the previous week but very hot and sunny.
Mallard ducks Red Wing Black BirdsLarge Killdeer like birds
There appears to be a very large amount of plant growth as well as signs of cyanobacteria near the bank. I believe this not only effect the wildlife but the people living nearby and the people that use this as a access point to fish or use the lake.

Pumphouse pond

Seasonal temps mostly clear for three days.
bullfrog black headed grosbeak tree & barn swallows redwing blackbird rock pigeon swainson's thrush.

Keiller Lake
Haze from smoke
No pictures this reading was a bit late

knapweed
Lake surface level down ~1m since 6/11/23 readings. Depth reading not necessary as this is a shallow bay; bottom visible. Only pH is being measured.

5 pan size rainbow and 1 pan size bull trout caught on the surface over 11 hours of fishing.

Loons with newly hatched babies killdeer type bird songbirds painted turtles mosquitoes dragonflies damselflies evidence of beaver red sided shiners
Eurasian Milfoil

Hot day hints of thunderstorms but nothing really materialized.
Knapweed

Calm after light rain

Kootenay lake

Carp jumping in the water

Annette Lake

Thunder clouds to the south

Little Lake
Dense smoke from wildfires
Heavily used dock. Small bits of plastic litter all around.

Aberdeen Lake
A few thunder storms over the previous couple of days including in the area on the testing day.

Georgian Bay
Drop in water level of about 1 m since same time last year

Bouleau lake

Bouleau Lake

Bouleau Lake
This is the first time Ive noticed it but there was a lot of algae suspended in the lake this week especially on the south side.

Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus) Yellow flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) Cutleaf evergreen blackberry (Rubus laciniatus)

Killenbeck Lake

Has been hot with no rain

Sparrow Lake
Heavy rain

Smokey haze from wild fires Rained overnight into morning
Advisory for air quality

Six Mile Lakes Second Lake
Heavy rain thunderstorms
Late entry lost card and found today at the lake in a tree

Rain Storms

High temperatures and periods of heavy rain / thunderstorms over the past 5 days. Lake water level up 10 cm in a week.
Birds today are Robins and chickadees. Chipmunks and Red squirrel. Insects are Dragon flys Deer flys and Mosquitos.
Im doing measurements early as I will not be here for the next event date. Lake levels continue to rise. Normal water levels are 20 to 25 cm lower

We had heat warnings for two days this week.

Lake of Two Mountains
extreme heat

Lake of Two Mountains
Gar or pyke Mallard ducks Merganzers with ducklings Canada geese Goslings Beaver
Park flooded in spring 3rd time. 2017 2019 bridge overlooks beaver dam that was affected. Another turtle egg next raided.

Sesekinika Lake
Thunderstorms

Hot and sunny
Heard a frog lions ravens small bird variety large and small mouth pumpkin seed fish dragon flies deer flies and mosquitoes
Lake level has risen 18cm

Columbia ground squirrel Crow Bald eagle

Lac `a Jim
Even though the algae shown in this picture isn't blue algae or an identified invasive species It wasn't present until this year

Very hot past couple days

Eimer's lake
Crow Robin Yellow rumped warbler Squirrel Fish jumping
Slight erosion of shoreline and more algae present in lake.

Christina Lake
slight smoke haze
water level down 1.3m from freshete level.

Shawnigan Lake
Never seen so many fry.

Heat advisory

Lake Koocanusa
Pike minnow Bald/Golden eagle Osprey Merganser Blue heron

Kiosk Lake
3 days hot weather. No wind x 3 days. Still calm lake.
Horse fly deer fly dragon fly damsel fly

Hotter than usual (26C)
Mallard ducks Saw one juvenile male moose on the shore of the lake

Lake Koocanusa
Thunderstorms previous night.
Deer Pike minnow Kokanee Bald/Golden Eagle Blue Heron

Seems like there was heavy rain here the night before
I forgot my thermometer at home but happen to still keep the one from last year in my car. Seemed pretty accurate but just noting it. loons (2 adults and 1 had a baby on it's back!)

I forgot my thermometer at home but happen to still keep the one from last year in my car. Seemed pretty accurate but just noting it.

Lac Le Jeune
I forgot my thermometer at home but happen to still keep the one from last year in my car. Seemed pretty accurate but just noting it.

Canada geese Osprey Common duck Heard a bullfrog
Heart shaped Lilly saw one white lily which is nstive to NS

Very Smokey

General overcast

High of 31 degrees C today
Spotted sandpiper Seagull Hermit Thrush Red eyed vireo Song sparrow

Very hot and humid week with heavy rains yesterday

Normal July warm days
knapweed

In the midst of a heat wave. Very humid
Loon northern water snake perch rock bass sunfish many humans

A small wind from the west

Lillian Lake
Hooded nerganser Song sparrow Red wing black bird Crayfish

daytime temps high 20s 30 in the past 2 weeks

some thunder muggy lite breeze
None Mammals Fish Molluscs Reptiles_ Amphibians Birds
horsetail
lake has come up a lot water about 15 or so meters from trees beach will be gone

Hot Monday Wednesday rainy on Thursday cool on Friday

Very warm in the past 2 days. Heavy rain in the past week.

extreme heat for over 1 week (with humidity 40/41) a couple thunderstorms
loons hummingbirds bluejays bear muskrat turtle
The tape measure sent to me is in inches (I just realized) whereas the form is in cm which means my other observations were not accurate for lake depth.

Heat advisory the last few days. More moderate today

Common loon common yellowthroat redwinged blackbird red eyed vireo yellow bellied sapsucker great crested flycatcher olive sided flycatcher perch minnows sunfish red squirrel eastern chipmunk

Common yellowthroat yellowbellied sapsucker song sparrow common loon red eyed vireo olive sided flycather great crested flycatcher red winged blackbird american robin yellow warbler perch minnows

Calm cool. Has been a bit cold for the past 4 days with overnight lows around 11 12C and daytime highs around 20C. A tiny bit of rain but not enough to raise lake level which is now in local drought conditions (based on our own water level gauges).
Evidence (poop) that the otter has been using our dock and shoreline but isnt currently present.

Tea Lake
Eurasian water milfoil

Knotweed
Picked all knotweed to rid plant

Burnaby lake

Hazy poor air quality from wildfires
Water level approximately 12inches lower than start of surveys

Last two weeks have been mainly torrential rainfall. Lake is approx 2 ft above normal for this time of year. Temperatures have been above normal and humid for past two days
Reports of blue green algae have been made in a couple of lakes in Lunenburg county.

Moyie Lake
Osprey Bald eagle Western painted turtle merganser duck

Light wind from weat
Water clarity photo taken at BW2 location (dock)

A very hot week. In the 30s.

CLSS hosted a weed pull along the lakeshore in this area and there's no knapweed present now

Peak temperature this afternoon was 33*
Common Tansy

Has been very warm the last week. Evening rain has cooled air.
Common Tern Canada Goose Yellow Warbler Red Winged Blackbird American Robin Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Mute Swan Cedar Waxwing Blue Jay American Crow

pleasant temps low humidity

Third day in a row of heat warnings.
blue green algae
I reported the presence of blue green algae to the local authorities and did not measure water temperature because of the presence of the algae.

Kahshe Lake

Thunderstorm with 10mm rain July 7 2023

Thunderatorms aftwr severe humidity
Eagles Mallard ducks and babies Bass fish

Georgian Bay
Rain storm yesterday July 8.
Mute swan trumpeter swan mallards double breasted cormorants
Dog strangling vine

Wind speed 0km/hr. Warm temperatures over the past week reaching 30c.
Painted Turtle Loon Bass Western Tanager
Water level appears to have dropped ~6 since last survey.

Extreme heat smoky

Extreme heat over the last few days

Approx. 30^0C the past few days. Breezy today.
Osprey Bank Swallows Dark eyed Junco white butterflies Swallowtail butterflies juvenile fish
Motor boat activity increasing.

Lake Bernard
Not sure
The beach was closed Reporting algae bloom But not present today

Hot!

Very hot week up to Thursday
snapping turtle surfacing GB heron feeding on the shoreline and common loon out in the middle Elliptio mussels near shore and Gammarus amphipods on the thermometer.
Eurasian pondweed weed bed as per previous entries hasn't changed

Loon songbirds Garter Snake Chipmunk Dragonflies Damselflies Trout Red sided shiners.
Eurasian Milfoil
loon was with 2 chicks

Munro Lake
Past few weeks very hot (heat advisories off an on). Forest fire smoke better. Some rain in last 2 weeks but not a lot. Humidity higher. Brown algae reported in June cleared off beach. Various sized small mouth bass see picture and pin head minnows.

I watching as logs moved across the lake towards the shore. It is dry lake is down alot from the beginning.

Excessive rain and wind yesterday.
Shad flies have arrived!

Had a level 2 kit for the day to test

Heat warning over the last several days and thunder and rain today
Aquatic plant population now present east off of dock does not appear to be milfoil

Heat & smoke
Water level dropped a lot .. lot more algae across the top

Powell Lake
Gas slicks

Yellow flag iris at the shore Eurasian watermilfoil
Yellow flag iris

Thunder and rain storms

Smoky skies

Extreme smoke from the many wild fires burning in the area
The water level of the lake has gone down significantly in the last two weeks. The thermometer is almost touching the bottom of the lake when I take the temperature. The depth is now 65 cm. Two weeks ago it was 75 cm. We have had no significant rain.

Lake Windermere
Storm warning in the next day or so
Gravel accumulating on shoreline

Extremely smoky!
Water level is down on this end of the lake as well however the depth of the dock is deeper and so the thermometer is still a 5 cm mark.

Wildrose Community Pond
Heavy rain storms
Canadian Goose Damselfly Belted Kingfisher Dragonfly
Water is generally dirty with some minor littering

Heatwave with extreme temps Smoke moving in from east and west Moderate wind
loons eagle barrow goldeneye and surf scoter
Water level dropping fast with the hot weather still not sure pH meter is working correctly

Hot last 2 days. Threatening thunderstorm now
Insects Water Striders Damselflies. Many Tadpoles. I heard Robins & Grey Catbirds vocalizing.

Western island Pond
Foggy

Extreme heat last week temperatures remain high
Water temperature recordings may not be accurate as sea doos in close proximity to pier made water very turbulent. The boat launch was very busy with lots of noise pollution and some boats leaking gas into the water.

Hot and dry
Lake level way down because of damns and algae buildup on beaches and rocks

Spotted Knapweed
Lake level down ~1m since last measurement

hot and humid. within 1/2 hour there was a strong thunder storm and rain.
This area is a popular beach and boat launch. There was oil slick on the water and comments by swimmers that the water smelled very bad. The water color is usually green today it was quite brown. It is a sand bottom.

Dissolved oxygen at surface is 112.2 supersaturated. 100 cm down it is 96%. Had to go on a different dock due to summer rowing camp. Not as deep. At bottom 200 cm down DO is at 1.1 and temp 22.9. A lot of Eurasian milfoil at this dock.

Recent hot spell (high 20s) followed by low 20s

Rain and thunderstorm all day yesterday

Summit lake
Smokey. Severe weather re air quality warninf.
Picture to show smokiness

Heavy rain the night before
Northern Cardinal Mallard duck Carolina Wren American Goldfinch Terns Ring billed gulls Great Blue Heron
It was really busy in the area today. Lots of humans. Not a lot of birds spotted but they were identified using the Merlin app. Lots of rain in the past few days. The water is really brown full of sediments.

We've had several hot days (but not hot enough to garner a heat warning) with afternoon thunderstorms and rain showers.
Osprey Bald eagle Swan Ducks Coots Grebes Warbler Flycatcher Sparrow Sora Muskrat Suckerfish Red winged blackbirds Ravens

Rained last 2 days
Lake levels have dropped. Lower water level on the shore line. 1 fishing boat. Very quiet on the lake. No wind today.

Vetch
Kootenay Lake Level Nelson 1743.08. Foam on shoreline

Dale doesnt think its cloudy. He thinks its just the smoke pretty smoky indeed
Always see loons but last night watched a bear cub start to swim to another island but kept turning back and making an odd noise then saw what we think was the true bear cub( tiny) so think the first one was momma eagles and beavers. Maybe smoke doing so

Seasonal temps no rain for several weeks
redwing blackbird violet green and barn swallow western grebe mallard duck cedar waxwing purple finch common yellowthroat swainson's thrush yellow warbler

Six Mile Lakes Second Lake
Distant thunder
Able to obtain a better photo for water colour. Note presence of algae on rocks to a depth of 1m

Lake Erie

Marsh Lake
Extreme temperatures the previous 4 days; intense wood smoke from nearby forest fires.

Puntzi Lake
Starlings western toad pike minnnow kokanee rainbow trout pelicans eagles lions ducks

Minimum rain for ~3 weeks or longer.
marsh wren eagle nematode damselfly nymph dragonfly amphipods pumkinseed sunfish stickleback
1 dead fish unidentifiable

Gut Lake
Red eyed vireo Blue headed vireo Song sparrow Yellow Warbler
Lots of Pollen in lake

Forest fires over the mountain

Fish Lake

Fish Lake
Lots of smoke in the air
Smokey sky very few birds singing today... that feels different.

Premier Lake
Thunderstorms the last few days.

Very windy lots of waves

Rainy and cooler yesterday

60mm of rain Wed. anf 12C yesterday morning.

Spurr Lake
Rain storm yesterday

Lake Annette
Heavy Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia present today.

Light smoke in the area

Smoky skies from BC wildfires
Turtles rainbow trout bald eagles mergansers barrow golden eyes swallows Canada geese mule deer.
Smoky sky keeping temperatures low so not much change in water temps

Its a fix latley sun rain sun cloud. Keeps the bush from getting to dry
Milfoil growth not as bad a last year maybe when the water gets warmer
Green algae apearing now on some parts of the lake. Milfoil is growing a little.more

Lower Arrow lake
Was smoky the last 2 days but is clear this morning during sampling.
Columbia ground squirrel Canada goose Sandpiper

Rain storms yesterday

Windy cloudy

Rain yesterday
Red winged blackbirds multiple One bull frog

12 15/7/23 thick smoke from revelstoke fires first day it cleared was today rain storm 12/7
lake is now 27 m from tree line lots of wooden debris in water reporting a week early as i will be away next week

Lake Lewis
Significant rain in previous week; lake level is higher than normal for this time of year
Snapping turtles; bull frogs and leopard frogs; American toad Winter wren red eyed vireo northern parula
Significant spread/growth of native weeds in lake possibly due to warmer water. Ill identify in next collection.

Lake Lewis
Snapping turtle Frogs (bullfrog & leopard frog) Winter wren American Goldfinch Ovenbird
Tree pollen on the lake surface and up to 1 m deep affect water clarity at this time of year.

Singush Lake
Very windy.
Lake water level is low. No rain for 2 weeks

Female Malards Common Raven Song Sparrow American Crow Glaucous winged Gulls Red Winged Blackbird
Himalayan Blackberry Yellow flag Iris White Sweet Clover Cutleaf evergreen Blackberry
Himalayan Blackberry

Mostly sunny and hot had some rain last night.

slight smoke haze

Smoke from wildfires. Higer AQ than rest of week.

Eimer's Lake

Eagle Lake
Red Winged Blackbirds Some Gulls Multiple Killdeer esque Shorebirds large colony of Swallow birds Pike Walleye on insects waterbugs Cyclops Red Mites
Red Winged BlackbirdsSome GullsMultiple Killdeer esque ShorebirdsA large colony of Swallow like insect eating birdsNumerous fingerlings of what I assume is Pike or Walleye near the banks feeding on insectsNumerous types of waterbugs such as Boatsmen Cycl

Lots of wind
White foam along shoreline today

Walloper Lake
Various birds fish jump squirrel rabbit big group of tadpoles by shore
Quite a bit of algae didn't record any data in the water

Wrights Pond
Its been extremely humid and hot this summer.

Very windy
Beaver large mouth bass black crappie snapping turtle garter snakes

rain storm 2023 07 21

Georgian Bay
Large thunder storm yesterday July 20. Windy.
8 Mallards3 Canada Geese4 Double crested Cormorants Ring billed Gulls7 Swans (too far to tell if Mute or Trumpeter)
Polluntion was some garbage washed up on shore.

daytime up to 35C this week
Lake very slow to come clear this year strong growth of milfoil normally it dies back in the winter but this year it was already near the surface and covered with sludge. lake level is receding now with the hot weather walk out deeper to get the 22cm.

Heavy rains iver the last two days

There has been a huge amount of rainfall this past week so lake is cooler
Water a little murky due to rain

Surf boats eroding shoreline

Hot!!!

Very hot dry summer Just before a thunderstorm
Very low water level

Wildfire nearby

We had 2 inches of rain very quickly this week
The lake is so green

Hot dry weather with still air for the past two days the lake has been still.
Unfortunately this is the first time I've gotten out to the lake to monitor this year.

Smoke

Several severe thunderstorms have passed through this area in the past 4 days. High temperatures and heavy rainfall at times.
Water level continues to be high for this time of year. On going weather events that bring thunderstorms keep adding large amounts of water to the lake. The lake as about 30 cm higher than normal.

Canada Geese Blackbirds Robins Foy Catchers Chipmunks Red Squirrels

Rain on Thursday (heavy)

July has been quite cool with a bit of rain. No downpours but steady small amounts so the forest is damp but lake levels are still low. Cool weather has kept lake mostly free of rock slime algae so far.
songbirds sparrow red winged blackbird Bluejays and raven.
No algae at our dock or shoreline but some of the shallower more brackish areas (bays) now have rock slime algae.

Significant rainfall in last few days
Increased floating plants spyrogyra waterlily (never had before this year) detached weeds from other parts of the lake.
Algae suspended in water. Maybe due to recent rains and warm temperatures.

Large rain storm a few days ago
Leopard frog bass minnows great blue heron veery pheobe red eyed vireo goldfinch ruby throated hummingbird common loon northern waterthrush American robin yellow warbler

Heavy smoke from an adjacent wildfire (5km).
Spotted knapweed (several plants). Wild mustard (one plant) hand pulled.
Spotted knapweed
Ash and small charcoal on lake from the adjacent wildfire. Wild mustard (one plant) was hand pulled and bagged then disposed of in the garbage bin at the Wasa dump along with other shoreline garbage..

Significant record breaking rainfall in the last 24 hours. Lake level has increased by at least 65cm. Extensive runoff from surrounding land continues.
Eastern Wood Peewee Canada Goose Common Loon
Compare photos to last years; significant increase today due to storm.

Smoke from distant forest fires. Light wind from west

Trout fry Dragonflies Black Ants Blue Damselflies
Thunder rumbling in distance.

Very hot weather.
Eurasian milfoil left of first picture. Pretty sure this is what it is. Second picture do not know if this is invasive or not but it has appeared and spread very quickly in the last two weeks. Just leaves at present. Unable to identify.
Suspected Eurasian milfoil. Unsure of spread as we had left the area when it was identified.
Unknown rapidly growing shown in picture 2
Water level had dropped about 20 cm. Greatly reduced flow in stream which feeds the lake and very hot weather.

Spurr Lake
Rain storms

12C this morning with mist risjing off the lake
Riparian zone on eastern shore removed for Hwy118 upgrade as previously reported

Thunderstorm/heavy rain the day before the survey

Very hot. Wednesday a record high 38.2 in Nelson
Dead fish. Seven dead fish on 100 metres of shoreline next to monitoring site. all appear to be Northern Pike Minnows

Smokey condition. Air quality alert from Environment Canada

high humidity

Sunny calm summer day
deer loons snapping turtle young hawk ducks butterflies bees

Heat wave
Will try and get photos of toads next time

Hot but smoky with ash falling from wildfires.

Thunder and lightning storm last night. Foggy this am. But clearing
So believe my other depth measurements must be wrong. With help today it says 94. And the lake has gone down. Sorry.

milfoil

Very bad smell of oil

Heavy rain last night

Lots of rainso far this summer the water is much higher than it usually is

Heat warning in effect
Weed growth in sawdust cove increasing . 5 boats anchored in bay 3 overnight

We have just had a major rain storm. The lake is very stirred up
People waterskiing on lake. it is a very shallow lake. Not sure if i agree with this use of this particular lake

Heat warning
3 recreational boat dumps observed in last week

Leopard frog mallards garter snake loons osprey

Many fays of hot wrathet with no rain. Lake level is down

Extreme heat the past 2 days.
Juvenile fish Brewers Blackbird Osprey Swallows

Fairy Lake

Very little rain the past 2 weeks. Rain mainly missing us. Goes around us most of the time. Mainly warm/hot days but no heat advisories. Nights cool. Smoke has subsided significantly in the last few weeks.
Few minnows. Insects like dragon flies and blue damsel flies. small dock spiders.
No shoreline changes. Would expect water level to drop due to very little rain and lots of sunny days but it is not. Has stayed similar all season so far. Brown algae in the water and washed on on shore today.

Silent Lake

Dry and temp 35^0
Water is partuclarly clear . No yellow polin this year

Forest fire nearby Very smoky off and on
Snail Eagle Mallard duck Dragon fly nymph

Beaver Loons Ducks Songbirds Frogs Dragonflies Damselflies Trout Red sided Shiners
Deborah Dawn Korn
It was very hot out there!

Spotted Sandpiper Barn Swallow Northern Rough Winged Swallow Gull
Aquatic plant still present confirmed not milfoil but it has spread

Extreme heat high winds. Forest fire burning close by ~30 km

Smoky and a light wind

People showing more disregard and leaving garbage everywhere when there are garbage cans everywhere as well

It has been hot

Charlie Lake
Wind and thunderstorms the previous night. Smoky skies for most of the week
dead fish (suspected localized low oxygen at night)

Fire smoke covering west side of sky and hills

More weeds. Zoom into water colour picture.

Severe thunderstorms yesterday
Water level lower likely due to high temperatures

Rain

2 weeks prior to reading were overcast with higher than normal terms and humidity (especially at night). July 21/22 saw severe flooding and over 200 ml of rain fall in a 24 hour period.
New build across lake was instructed to cover open soil area by Environment Dept. Work only half done when flooding hit. Much silt now in lake

Very hot for the past week. Averaging aproxmately +30C
Many lake users today.

Extreme heat the last week.

Extreme Heat No Rain for quite some Time
I saw 4 Hawks at the beginning of my drive to site an Osprey in her nest the chatty Chipmunk and then the Beautiful eagle on my way back. The water has gone down quite abit since the last Monitor.

Beautiful day.
Northern Water Snake Tern Cardinal Red Winged Blackbird Carolina Wren Mockingbird Song Sparrow Goldfinch Yellow Warbler Warbling Vireo Canada Goose Blue Jay
Not too sure. The one on the cattail is bindweed. The aquatic plant might be a knotweed
Lots of birdsong today.

Mud Lake (Britannia Conservation Area)
Red winged Blackbird Black capped Chickadee Baltimore Oriole Pine Warbler Yellow Warbler American Goldfinch Yellow rumped Warbler American Redstart Chestnut sided Warbler Red eyed Vireo Northern Cardinal American Crow Ring billed Gull Black throated Green Warbler
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Soo many birds! It is definitely warbler migration season.

Thunderstorms in the morning and rain the night before
Eurasian watermilfoil Yellow flag iris at shore
Vegetation decreased max depth that can be measured at location

Killenbeck Lake
There are sea doos and motorboats on the lake that may endanger loons and turtles

93% DO at surface 61.9% at 190 cm down. Lake water is down about 2 feet

Heavy rain and flooding in the surrounding area 3 4 days ago. Currently heat warning in effect.
Didnt see any algae today but a week or two ago there was a blue green algae bloom in one part of the lake

Moderate rainfall for approx 18 hours before sampling time; first significant rainfall in about 6 weeks.
Violet Green and Barn Swallows Rock Pigeons Cedar Waxwing
No spread of invasive plants noted. Relatively few birds this visit. Quiet evening only a few people on the dock.

range cows use the lake for water and cooling

windy and cloudy
late submitting so recall not great

Slight breeze

Boom Lake
No Major Weather Events
1 2 ppm Dissolved Oxygen

Shore is much lower than last time

Pollution: cigarette butts pop can ring tab

Spotted knapweed Common tansy Scotch broom
Spotted knapweed maintaining

High humidity heat with evening isolated showers and thunder
Bald eagles Crows Song birds Ducks Cormorants loons

Windy last week Kootenay lake level at Nelson 1742.72
Purple loosestrife
Windy this week. Lots of broken glass washed up on beach and in shallow water

very hot with a breeze
lower lake level. reading taken further from shore and near sandy bottom

High heat conditions

Major flooding in the area road to other two sites were washed out.
Sample site was submerged from major flooding of the lake.

There were minor showers yesterday.

The past few days have been hot with humidity in the mid 30s. Daily rain / thunderstorms.
The other wildlife is a Rodent: A red squirrel.

Brewer Pond
Hazy and a light wind
Snapping Turtle Double crested Cormorant Ring billed Gull American Robin Tree Swallow Canada Goose Damselfly larvae Snail sp. Flatworm sp.

Brewer Pond
Beaver Warbling Vireo Mallard Red winged Blackbird Yellow Warbler Canada Goose American Robin Northern Cardinal Great Blue Heron Tree Swallow Song Sparrow Common Grackle Wood Duck Damsselfly sp. Bee sp.
Eurasian Watermilfoil

Mud Lake (Britannia Conservation Area)
Chipmunk Grey Squirrel Mallard Wood Duck Warbling Vireo Red eyed Vireo Northern Cardinal Eastern Wood pewee Ring billed Gull Common Grackle Great crested Flycatcher Canada Goose Eastern Garter Snake Fathead Minnows Damselfly sp.
Eurasian Watermilfoil

Lake very shallow.5m

It has been hot and dry. No rain for 3 weeks.
5 boats on the lake today. 1 big wake boat.

Well above seasonal averages for day time highs this week but overnight lows have helped cool things down by morning.
Bald eagle red winged blackbirds American coots red necked grebes ring necked ducks mallard ducks Canada geese yellow warblers cedar waxwings crows magpies robins flycatchers soras

Air temperature has cooled

Slightly smoky haze

Marsh Lake
Sunny and calm
Water clear to bottom at 3m depth. Observed drift waste a short distance away...plastics steel barrel tire

Clear two cool days recently after many very hot days

Silver lake
Overcast and windy
Arrowhead in bloom

Overcast

Red winged blackbird marsh wren Canadian goose

An abundance of Columbian watermeal noted along both the left and right shorelines

Maiden Lake

Super hot blue sky
lots of people swimming today

Mallards woodpecker bald eagle herring gull

Cooler weather
Pickle weed is present fish have gone to deeper waters

Lots of people on beach

Super hot recently recent increasing temperatures
Red Wing Blackbirds Gulls Shore birds Killdeer Swallows
Large amount of this weird blue white colored film covered a stretch of the water out from the bank. I don't believe it to be naturally occurring. It smelled alike to Bleach and rotted meat. I also observed two young pike near the back.

Super hot recently recent increasing temperatures
Red Wing Blackbirds Gulls Numerous Shore birds much like Killdeer A few Swallow like birds
Large amount of this weird blue white colored film covered a stretch of the water out from the bank. I don't believe it to be naturally occurring. It smelled alike to Bleach and rotted meat. I also observed two young pike near the back.

Heard a loon call across the lake first time Ive heard one here this year!

Ring necked gulls Rock bass zebra mussels
Purple loose strife

Eimers Lake
Red Squirrel RobinFish Grey Jay Dragonfly
Creeping Buttercup

Mud Lake (Britannia Conservation Area)
Pied billed Grebe Black capped Chickadee Red winged Blackbird Wood Duck Yellow Warbler Great crested Flycatcher Song Sparrow Red eyed Vireo Common Raven American Redstart Warbling Vireo Snapping Turtle Green Frog Dragonfly

Very hazy due to wildfire smoke. Visibility reduced to approx. 300m.
Grey Squirrel Wood Duck American Redstart Yellow Warbler American Goldfinch Eastern Wood pewee Black crowned Night Heron Black Capped Chickadee Ring billed Gull Bullfrog

Brewer Pond
Hazy due to forest fires
Red winged Blackbird Song Sparrow Yellow Warbler Red eyed Vireo Wood Duck Killdeer Tree Swallow Warbling Vireo Downy Woodpecker American Robin Northern Flicker Green Frog Dragonfly sp. Cabbage White Butterfly Waterboatman
Eurasian Watermilfoil Flowering Rush Purple Loosestrife

Vermilion Lakes (East)
Oxeye Daisy Yellow Toadflax Yellow Clover Tufted Vetch Perennial Sowthistle
Dissolved Oxygen 1 2 ppm

Wilson's Warbler duck juveniles American Robin Canada Goose
Yellow clover White clover Dame's Rocket Yellow Toadflax Smooth Brome Meadow Knapweed Oxeye Daisy Wild Caraway
One man fishing in lake and one man peeing in lake
Dissolved Oxygen 3 ppm 2 3 Wilson's Warbler2 duck juvenilesAmerican Robin2 Canada Goose

Vermilion Lakes (West)
White clover Yellow clover Wild Caraway Meadow Knapweed Narrow Leaved Hawksbeard Smooth Brome
Dissolved Oxygen 1 2 ppm

Rain storms earlier this week and still windy

Goldfinch song sparrow common yellowthroat downy woodpecker eastern kingbird black and white warbler cedar waxwing black capped chickadee red eyed vireo grey catbird

Some wind
Mammals Fish Molluscs Reptiles_ Amphibians Birds
River otter blue heron toads loon family fish humming birds and other birds

Weather has been very hot for several weeks. Smoky from wildfires
Eurasian milfoil but just odd pieces. Pictures one and two are of a quickly growing plant which I think is Potamogeton Natans but I have not been able to find out if it is invasive. It is not listed on the BC government invasive plants list but I am not sure if that is complete.
Water level has dropped a few inches.

Think we have water hemlock which everyone here is very concerned about. Any tips on how to get rid of it safely

Hot week smoke
Blue heron osprey.bald eagle merganzer ducks canada geese loon western painted turtle beaver

extreme smoke from nearby forest fires
horse tail
lake has come up water is now 10 ft fr shore lots of log debris this depends on wind

Smokey and poor air quality

Hazy with forest fire smoke
Red sided shiners Painted Turtles Loons Mallards Brown Duck like bird Dragon flies Damsel flies Water Striders
Deborah Dawn Korn
No litter today!!!

Cascade Ponds
Yellow Toadflax Tufted Vetch Yellow Sweet Clover
Dissolved O2: 1 2 ppm

Johnson Lake
Yellow/White Sweet Clover Yellow Toadflax Ox Eye Daisy Yellow Salsify Dutch Clover
Dissolved O2: 1 2 ppm

Two Jack Lake
Dissolved O2: 1 ppm

Dissolved O2: 2 ppm

It is smokey today
Smokey and had to use a different dock than normal (less than 20ft away)

Light smoke haze

Water level drop. Lots of bird droppings.

Smoke from area wildfires.
Water level has dropped significantly since last collection. Water has dropped about 36cm.

Light wind from north.

We had another torrential rain event over the last 48 hours. Highly unusual weather. The lake is extremely high and there is a bit of soil erosion around the perimeter
Erosion of lake shore

Temps plus 30 and smoke haze for last two days
Water level down aboutn6 inches

Had been raining
Water spiders on surface of lake

Dissolved oxygen at surface 118.2%. DO 53.3% at 132 cm down. Note pH is done on a Hanna pH meter.

We have had some rainfall which is reflected in the depth of the lake.

VERY WINDY WHITECAPS ON THE LAKE

HOT AND SUNNY

warm days and cool nights more normal for this time of year.
Lake consistently the same level. Lots of boats and sea doos on the lake today while taking readings and observing. My and visiting dogs were down at the lake with me at first so wildlife would have not been around shore.

This is my last observation. Access to site is getting difficult and water has dropped so difficult to access.

Very dry

Breezy large amounts of rain 2 days ago.

Hazelwood Lake
Light rainfall during the sampling event. Wind: SW Towards Shore. Speed: 20km/h with gusts of 30km/h.
Wood Warbler present in the surrounding forest. Several Dragon Fly Sp. present within the vicinity.
Cyanobacteria (Hazardous Algal Blooms) are a concern for this location. The LRCA has continued to monitor and test the water quality of this location. Samplers only wade about knee deep and do not have a secchi disk for additional testing.

Mission Island Marsh Conservation Area Lake Superior
Wind: NW Parallel to shore. Speed: 20km/h with gusts of 30km/h.
Canadian Geese frequent the vicinity Negatively affect water quality due to E.Coli Mammals present within a short distance of the sampling site including White Tailed Deer Black Bears and Ground Hogs. Several common bird species such as the Black capped Chickadee Red winged Black Bird Wood Peckers Nuthatches Cow Birds and various species of waterfowl. Location is known to be a PSW.
Purple Loosestrife has previously existed on the property and continues to be managed.
The site is specificall monitored as part of the LRCA's Bathing Beach program which targets E.coli. Recently the LRCA has also begun to test for Cyanobacteria (Hazardous Algal Blooms).

Lake Superior
Wind: E Parallel to shore. Speed: 14km/h with gusts of 23km/h.
Common fish of the location include: White Sucker Whitefish Lake Trout Herring and Perch. The location has been flagged as a Colonial Water Bird Nesting territory by the Natural Heritage Information Center.
Invasive species Spiny Waterflea was observed in recent water samples. This invasive species outcompetes native species for food which can have cascading impacts to the entire food web
The site is monitored for Cyanobacteria no blooms reported to date. However pre bloom warnings have been observed.

Hurkett Cove Lake Superior
Wind: NW Parallel to shore. Speed: 18km/h with gusts of 32km/h.
Mammals Fish Molluscs Reptiles_ Amphibians Birds
The location is known to have 5 species of amphibians including: Boreal Chorus Frog Wood Frog American Toad Green Frog and the dominant is the Norther Leopard Frog. Painted Turtles of all lift cycles have been observed on site. Large Molluscs are common near the sampling site. The site is a Provincially Significant Wetland and is a known Migratory Stop Over site for woodland shore birds and waterfowl. Fish species are primarily Northern Pike Walleye White Suckers and Perch. Commonly observed mammals include otters squirrels snowshoe hares white tailed deer and lynx. The location has a high diversity with numerous sightings per visit.
Narrow leaved Cattail is a growing concern within with Provincially Significant Wetland. The LRCA plans to map and develop a Best Management Practice for the species.
The site is currently a part of the LRCA's cyanobacteria monitoring program. Currently onlyOphrydium versatile or algal blobs/balls were present free floating along the shoreline.

Breezy
I just realized I read the instructions wrong. Ive been incrementing my readings every time. I am not monitoring 4 lakes! So CF2 4 should all be CF1. Sorry about that!

Lake Ontario (Hamilton Harbour)
Rain overnight
Mallard ducks Northern Watersnake Goldfinch Belted Kingfisher Bald Eagle Red winged Blackbird
Lots of people in the area bird watching and fishing.

Various songbirds squirrel mosquitos small water beetles leeches

Various songbirds squirrel water striders small water beetles fish jump

Lac le Jeune

Seems I forgot to write down the secchi disk numbers... Did write down that the bottom of the lake was at 149cm but forgot the other numbers :(

Wrights Pond
Very humid

Beaver fox deer and moose Black crappie large mouth bass Lepard fogs garter snakes

Week of cloud and rain

Continued sunny weather
Eurasian milfoil some small pieces. Potamogon natans we think which might be invasive
Eurasian milfoil
Interesting that subsurface water was warmer than the surface water. This is quite possibly because we have had continuous very hot weather yet the mornings are now starting to be slightly cooler. The water has absorbed the heat of previous days.

Heavy rain yesterday
Mute swans mallards double breasted cormorant

Windy. Rain earlier

heavy rain 2 days ago

A few light rain showers over the last two days. Night temperature has dropped considerably.
Very many recreational lake users.

Some dark cloud. May rain

Calm no wind
Water level lower than last time down a total of 12 inches from the start of monitoring in the Spring. loon 2 adults and 14 chicks

Rain expected this p.m.
Mammals Fish Molluscs Reptiles_ Amphibians Birds
monarch butterflies in garden bees and humming bird Small mouth bass

Has been cool calm and lightly drizzling for past couple of days but still in drought conditions throughout the watershed. Leaves have started turning colour and falling and signs of fall are evident.
Typical late summer rock (slime) algae coats all the rocks ladder surfaces in the lake now. No algae booms or free floating algae. Due to drought more shoreline is exposed than I have seen in 40 years.

2 DAYS OF RAIN
Blue Green algae has been identified in this lake at the other end of the lake (but it is a small lake; 2km long). Not yet in appreciable amounts

Recent thunder storms

Rockwood conservation
Morning thunder storm and brief rain 9am

Some rain two days ago

All day rain Thursday intermittent rain yesterday
Lake color picture taken at BW2

No rain for 20 days. Lake water level has dropped.
Lake level has dropped. Big sand bars showing. 12 paddle boards / kayaks and 1 big wake boat on the lake

More human encrouchment along rare undeveloped shoreline

After rain

Maiden Lake experienced some cooler weather for the past 4 5 days and had ~12mm rain on August 9

Rainstorm for a couple of days
Purple Loosestrife; dug out and put in plastic bag for garbage; about 6 plants
Purple Loosestrife
Beaver on lake

weather had just been dark clouds and very windy an hour ago now it's calm and partly sunny while I was taking temperatures
a dozen boats moored in the area and 20 people on the shore talking loudly thus wildlife are not present it's an August weekend

Hot amd windy

Thunderstorms and hailstorms in the afternoon
Yellow flag iris at shore Eurasian watermilfoil
Yellow flag iris

Posiak Stephen

heavy rain

Milne Dam

Brief heavy downpour yesterday

Very rainy and cool for past week or so; some leaves changing already
Sun is trying to come out but very dark clouds. Slight breeze now. Less bird sounds than last observation

Lots of fog
Common duck Loon Osprey in tree Canada geese Freshwater clams

Lily pad normally would have over 70 leaves and in this past two weeks leaves have been yellowing and falling off. We are at 3000 metres and have not had particularly hot weather.

Yes almost torrential downpour yesterday.

Unseasonably cold

Rain and storms over the past week
Garter snake squirrels robins perch minnows

Very foggy
Lots of algae but the 3day rain helped abit

Puntzi Lake
Rainbow trout Kokanee Northern Pikeminnow Eagles Grouse American pelicans Ducks Common loon Fox Deer Black bear Chipmunk Wild horses Fisher

Heat warning

Some rain

Squirrel Chipmunks white tail deer (female and fawn) blue heron bald eagle (parent and immature) osprey
Extreme waves from wake boarders severely eroding shoreline and impacting wildlife (turtles ducks)

Cody Lake

Charlie Lake
Windy (up to 40 60 km/hr from W
Elodea Canadensis

Recent Forest fires and smoke in area. Readings taken across the lake from the previous readings as per access trail closed for western toad migration.
Unknown if these are invasive plants just off the shoreline.
Lots of duck droppings on shore.

Mild wind

A lot of rain in past few weeks
Water has more suspended algae

Fire ban lifted. Meteor shower events.
The waterhemlock is starting to die. Not sure its invasive I have not seen anything else. But hard to see on out shoreline.

Shadows much longer on beach

Heat warning in effect light chop wind N
Lake level 1743.25. Several overnight boaters

squirrels Minnows Rainbow Trout Fry Dragonflies Blue Damselflies Black Ants
Pile of osprey feathers found near lakeshore from wildlife kill.

Heat warning in effect
New type of weed growing in Sawdust cove

recent heavy rain and extreme heat

Rain storms

Killenbeck Lake
23 weekend
Purple loosestrife

Fire in the vicinity
Lots of people minnows few birds like kingfisher red winged blackbird

Kahshe Lake
Wildfire smoke yesterday

Heat warning yesterday was +30

Smokey from forest fires

Lake is lower than the last reading swimming kids

Forest fire smoke
Northern Water Snake mudpuppy muscle merganser
Wild fire smoke

Not many wildlife present

Heavy rain within 4 days
Refer to previous submissions for more data

Really windy and cool
Too windy to get secchi disc measurement

Smokey yesterday but seems clear this am. Expected high of today is 27. Very windy yesterday turning up the lake!
No huckleberries this year although we heard the busy bees pollinating. Got to hot early. Bears are moving into PG even in our neighborhood in town. Surprised the homeless camp hasnt been raided. Coyote attack a person at the camp earlier this week.

Heat wave started about two days before sampling; above seasonal temps (30ish during day cooling to ~20 at night).
My pH meter was re calibrated before sampling; reading seems to be more acidic than previous visits. Meter may not have been properly calibrated for earlier visits

very hot weather system currently.
one sucker fish many rainbow trout damsel flies
such warm still weather has made the lake very warm for swimming.

Surprised at the high water temp! Havent seen the eagle around recently

Smoke settled in in the evening. Rained briefly during the night. Some blue sky today but mostly cloudy. Was a bit Smokey this am but clearing up.
Loons seem to be gathering. Wondering if they will leave soon. Everyone says we are a month early in everything.

Soil erosion due to houses being built across the lake has added silt to lake due to much more rain falling in the last month than normal.

smokey due to forest fires.
Aster

Muskrat Ring necked ducks Osprey Merlin Eastern kingbird Bald eagle Red necked grebes American coots

lake (reservoir) still coming up about 3 5 ft since last time still a little below normal this time of year usually lake is full and the sand beaches have disappeared
Bottom sucker fish Round mouth Grey plover bird
HORSE TAIL
LAKE STILL coming up almost full a little lower than an average year
small breeze water wavy smoke from forest fires and 4 bottom sucker fish round mouth 1 small gray plover type bird (creamy chest long legs and long bill)

Cloudy with rain on and off the past 2 day. There was a poor air quality alert mid week with wildfire smoke blowing into the area from northern Quebec.

Windy Was cool and rainy yesterday
Foamy from rough water

Very hot all week 30c
White foam

Smoke cleared and then it seemed to come back Adams Lake Fire
Lake has seen water decrease as the beaches become larger. Saw a lot of wildlife Black Bear and Young Buck Deer not far from where I live 2km in Salmon Arm BC. Coming down from the mountains.

Sunny days
Good day in Lake Simcoe

Smokey skies

A little smokey the last week due to forest fires in Northern Quebec. Had lots of rain part of the last week as well.
seagull small fish small hawk like bird water bug

Not cloudy smokey

Very light cloud. Hazy Smoke
Not sure water hemlock is an invasive species. It has died out.

extremely dry

Smokey

Spotted knapweed 10 m x 10 m patch St. John wort 6 patches of 1x 1 m
Lots of users with dogs and dog poop left behind

High winds for 2 days suspect lake was stirred up

2 days of high wind

Red Winged Blackbirds. Shorebirds. Ducks House Sparrows

Loons are gathering. Getting ready to leave seems early.

This Lake sure needs help so Polluted getting worse So sad

Common loons garter snakes lepard frogs and large mouth bass.

Boom Lake
Dissolved O2: 1 ppm

Dissolved O2: 1 2 ppm

Burdock

rain but not heavy

Rockwood conservation
Rain overnight and early morning

In the last week there gave been major wildfires very close (McDougall Creek Wildfire and others)

Heavy wildfire smoke which has cleared since yesterday. Cool nights at aproximately 7C. Windy today.

Ross Moore Lake wildfire to the Northeast.
Fish jumping squirrel various songbirds small green flying insects

Ross Moore Lake wildfire to the East. Area currently under Evacuation Alert.
Wildfire nearby (smoke visible in attached photo looking Northeast)

Very light wind
Lots of people using the recreation site swimmers stand up paddle boarders anglers. Seems like there are more minnows today.

A bit of rain

Hazy prior week had heavy smoke due to West Kelowna wildfire

Red breasted nuthatch American crow black capped chickadee blue jay common loon

Burnaby lake
Smokey

I would need a identifier app to be sure. So many plants on our property.

light smoke haze; low water level

Larger than a bumblebee. Seems to go after the bee for food

Hot and dry weather
Lake level has dropped again. Big sand bars along shoreline. Jelly blobs of algae in the water. Good visibility. 2 boats on the lake. One was spraying up mud from the bottom of the lake as they went through a shallow area. 6 paddle boarders on the lake.

Purple loosestrife

No major weather events but generally cooler weather with some rain.
Potamogon natans we think. We are not sure if this is invasive or not.
Potamogon natans
The water lilies which are present do not have any flowers and appear to be being eaten by something. They do not look healthy.
Loon family. Two adults with one immature the chick we saw a few weeks ago.Small minnow like fish.

Residual wildfire smoke fire fighting efforts continuing
Wildfire debris line washed up on shore

Smokey for the last 2 weeks a little better today calm
cant upload photos but took pics of rapidly spreading thread trailing lake week has grown from nothing into a large 4x6' patch close to shore water level very low water all summer not clear lots of black debris and of course ash

After a few days of rain and cooling temperatures the temperatures are warming again though markedly cooler than before the rain.
Some algae blooms appeared after the high heat. Small areas near wharf. Not sure if considered invasive.... Dont believe it is the toxic variety...
Algae bloom green.
A week ago a blue heron flew in but not sited today unfortunately.

Loons Woodpeckers Ducks Painted Turtles Red sided Shiners Trout Dragonflies

trumpeter swan belted kingfisher red winged black bird tern mallard duck goldfinch
assorted garbage.

Barn swallow black billed magpie Canadian goose and pondweeds likely fern leaf and curly leaf

There has been thunderstorms the past 2 days with hot weather in between. Much cooler weather last night into this morning (7 at sunrise).
snapping turtle Birds are Blue Jays and Chickadees

Very cool fall is in the air.
Mammals Fish Molluscs Reptiles_ Amphibians Birds other
Frogs hummingbirds loons morning dove butterflies
Some residents putting in large rocks across shore line.

Very cool and rainy for August.

Albion lake

Dog crap

Trumpet Swans seagulls kingfisher Mallard Crayfish minnows

No wind.
Cattle are ranging in the area and using the lake for watering. Shorelines in places are being trampled and cattle dropping are on the shore edges.

Snowshoe hare western painted turtle toads kingfisher osprey eagle beaver

Hazy with smoke

Mute swan trumpeter swan mallard double breasted cormorant ring billed gull

Large rainfall on 26th (all day)

10 knot wind from North Light chop
Lake level 1743.18

Light wind from the south. Has been extremely dry over the past two weeks although significant rainfall late last week (20 mm). Cold (12C) night time temps now and high teens to low 20s during the day. Leaves turning colour and falling. Feels like mid September.

A bit Smokey due to fires around Lardeauy

Unseasonable hot weather
Musk weed is spreading and new aquatic plants

Chestermere lake

Some rain cold yesterday

Eurasian watermilfoil Yellow flag iris at shore European frog bit near shore

Alge green

Lake level has not gone down. The level of milfoil is much less than last year. However the is more algie i some parts of the lake. The chipmonk population has exploded . Not as many squirrels

Smoke filled skies

Nadsilnich Lake
Smokey
Toad mussels loons osprey bald eagle dragonflies wasps grebe minnows
This lake is inhabited year round. Most residents have added something to their shoreline to reduce erosion from boat wakes. Rock from the area cement blocks steel culverts gabion baskets. No algae presently but had major bloom in July.

Smoke haze light winds

Some smoke

Smokey from near by wildfires

Lots of rain and winds last few days so lake has been churned up making water cooler

Very smoky (again!) Breeze

Dissolved oxygen 130 at surface. DO 81.5 at 160 cm

Everything is burnt dry and brown. Very Smokey and windy

Smoky Breeze

local resident reports worst algae in last 8 years

Annette Lake
Sunny weather but a thin veil of smoke was visible.

No wind
Green algae

It had been a hot sunny day (32C) but cooled quickly as the sun set behind the mountains in the evening which was when I sampled.

Calm warm
Observed misc shoreline litter; collected plastics and 1 automotive tire

Very warm calm
Carried out additional shoreline litter survey; identified 4 x 45 gal steel drums washed up on shore; collected misc litter. My last measurement until October depending on freeze up conditions and weather.

Heat and Wildfires close to area
Shuswap Lake has been impacted by the Bush Creek / Adams Lake Wildfire which joined together and caused several Residents in the Area to evacuate. Large White Breasted Eagle spotted with a Juvenile Bald Eagle.

Clear blue sky light wind

The algae was so thick you could not see any blue water

Wild fire smoke in air Lots of clouds

many minnows. Not sure of species

It's been very hot the past two days but very overcast with showers this morning
Bald eagles including a juvenile; merlin American kestrel ring necked ducks American coots mallard ducks magpie great blue heron common loon red necked grebes (juvenile) cat bird

Thunderstorm last night with heavy rain overcast all day.
Yellow iris fragrant water lily. Decreased spread.
Actual sample time 7:20 PM to 7:35 PM; the data entry web page won't let me enter PM.

Lake nosbonsing
Breezy making the lake wavy. Yesterday it was too rough to take depth measurement

Sunny with smoke in the air from wildfires.
Dragonflies Black Ants Tree Squirrels Raven

smoky

Eimers Lake
Lots of rain yesterday
Mallard Grey Jay Worm Dragonfly Garder Snake

Recently received much needed rain

Severe algae worst a local has seen in 70 years.

Rain off and on all week

Lake is unseasonaly high after considerable above average rain in the past three months.
Common loons American goldfinches northern flicker ruby throated hummingbirds
Lake was very dark due to overcast sky when I began to use Secchi disk. Rain began shortly afterwards. Common loons (2) American goldfinches (2) northern flicker (1) ruby throated hummingbirds

Summer went fast!

Windy day

Unusually hot

light breeze lite smoke lite rain tue/we 22/23 aug (very very heavy smoke brown/red friday 18/8 due to very strong winds no view )
horse tail same as before also drift wood as before no change
reservoir has been receding since abt 15/5/23 +_ 10 ft in that time

Hot and very windy

Two Jack Lake

Extreme Heat Warning the last 2 days.
Water Level has been stable through the summer. See picture under concerns/issues. Not a lot of rain this summer and water level has stayed relatively the same. Expected level to lower over summer but didn't. Slight smoke in the air the last few days

White foam collecting along shore line

Very hot spring temperatures in this region
Potamogeton crispus curly leafed pondweed is present
Potamogeton crispus
Nutrient pollution is likely fueling aquatic plant growth
Beaver activity was frequent in the spring of 2023. A lodge was constructed on the left shore of the lake and beaver dam was constructed at the bottom of the outlet dam that controls the flow out of Fairy Lake

Curly leafed pondweed
Nutrient Pollution influences invasive species growth

Chladophora Algae and Elodea canadensis are native plants but being fed by excess nutrients

HOT (+30 Celsius) for 3 previous days
Blue green algae was identified earlier in the summer. Lake was treated with aquatic herbicide on Sept 6.

2 days ago it was 33 degrees and last night heavy rain and lightning.

Had a heat wave last 4 days air temp was 33 but today really cool after a storm

Camille subbing in for Elizabeth fleet. Shoreline changes are erosion of upper bank

Night time temps have been a cool 8C
Ducks Garter Snake Western Mountain Toad
Fewer lake users. Observed 2 fishing boats on the water.

Lillian lake
Barely any wind
Not as many people

Water level is lower more shoreline visible

Major temperature swing in the past 2 days 30+ highs to 20 + day time temps

Heavy damaging winds and rain18

Very calm

Very calm
As the weather cools the lake becomes clearer

Extremely smoky from wildfires. I wore an n95 mask today it was so bad. 0 degrees at 7 am this morning

Rock bass zebra mussels northern water snake chipmunks

Extreme smoke from wildfires

Wildfire smoke minimal

Temperatures cooling as fall approaches with some rain over the past couple of days including light rain this morning.
Red tailed hawks Ring necked ducks American coots Red necked grebes Mallard ducks Magpies

Rain a couple of nights ago; weather was very hot and humid

Lots of goose droppings on dock and geese in water. Canadian geeseSame amount of fennel leaf and curly leaf pondweed as last sample eventBats small sized

Breeze fall is in the air.
Lots of bees chickadees humming bird loons

Very hot earlier this week then it got cold and unseasonal. Yesterday was warm. Leaves are changing.
Lake is very still and calm

High 27+ temps and humidity

Light breeze. Cold nights (between 5 10C) in past week warm days (17 22C). No rain drought ongoing and becoming severe (drought all season).
Lake level continues to drop as weve had no appreciable rain in the past two weeks. Total rainfall all summer is a fraction of normal.
Large school of hundreds of large minnows (no idea what species) feeding in top 3 of water around the deep end (water depth here is 2.3 m) dock. Closer to shore where water is 12 18deep the minnows are tiny but also plentiful. More minnows than Ive"

Canada geese mute swans gulls double crested cormorant mallard ducks red necked grebes
With the marina there are boat pollution concerns about fuel leakage.

Fish jumping out of the water no identification of species

No smoke!!!
Been away for awhile. Thought the loons would be gone. Dale says they dont usually leave till October. Fall leaves changing beautiful!!!

Lake level is up 10cm since last survey on August 27 2023.
Canada Goose Bass Brook Trout Painted Turtle
Wind speed 0km/hr.

Lazy lake

Water has risen at least 2ft and the dock to collect info is unaccessable.

It has been unseasonably hot for the last 6 7 days

1 jet ski on the lake. 2 kayaks. Quiet.

Light chop fromSouth
4 boats in bay . 1 overnight 3 nights

Smokey skies
Lake level is low

Smoke free

Charlie Lake
Sunny and breezy

Was a hazy cooler morning today.

Smokey today. Possibly from Great Beaver Lake fire

Smokey today. Maybe from Grat Beaver Lake fire
So have a look at my yard here. Very hard to to weed through all this and find. We had water hemlock which has died. A task Ill have more time for when I retire in a few years. No huckleberries this year. Ive seen more bears in town then out here. Loons still here.

Black crappie large mouth bass lepard frogs snaping turtles garter snakes blue jays loons.

Latremouille Lake
loons one family including male female and two very small ones. small rainbow trout under 30cm in length very plentifull two ducks with long skinny necks

Crystal lake

Cobb Lake

Kinaskan Lake

Deer Lake

Extremely smokey from distant forest fires

Dragonflies songbirds red sided shiners wooly caterpillar
The water level seems to have dropped. There are many more water plants visible at the surface.

First Frost Sept. 3rd
Too windy and wavy to do secchi disc

No major weather events
Currently in drought conditions in the Okanagan so these lakes are quite low this time of year.

very calm cooler day than my past observations

eurasian milfoil
water level in the lake (as measured at Tod Creek out flow bridge) is down about 65cm from spring levels

largemouth bass rock pigeons mallard ducks.
yellow flag iris fragrant water lily. Minimal spread this summer 2023)
Seasonal reduction in bird numbers is expected but there seem to be far fewer birds than usual.

2 mergansers

Been raining but not at time of collection

Was unable to go to middle of the lake to my normal spot today. This measurement was at the shore.

Weather continues to be rainy with high humidity
A bit late on this one

windy. Water was choppy.

Flooding

Eurasian watermilfoil Yellow flag iris at shore European frogbit near shore

Lots of rain overnight a couple of nights ago.

Osprey Night Heron Bald Eagle many Mute Swans Goldfinch Blue Jays Mallard Duck
Odd floating bits. Sewage

water extremely clear
reservoir down about 20 ft

Heavy rain.
Excess pollen in water for the last month has left a swampy odour on bathing suits and hair. Not as bad in the middle of the lake

Wood Duck Yellow Warbler Red eyed Vireo Mallard Northern Cardinal Double crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Painted Turtle Fathead Minnow Bee

Beaver Muskrat Green Frog Song Sparrow Red winged Blackbird Ring billed Gull Warbling Vireo American Robin American Goldfinch Purple Finch Tree Swallow Northern Flicker Rough winged Swallow Cabbage White butterfly Cicada sp.
Eurasian Watermilfoil Flowering Rush Purple Loosestrife
Evidence of beaver activity: mud splats brought up onto the shoreline

Green Frog American Goldfinch Ring billed Gull Wood Duck Damselfly Cricket Cabbage White butterfly Bumblebee
Almost no Flowering Rush evident; was there some sort of die off

Rain and cooler temperatures over past week

small fish up to 4 observed

Some fire smoke in area
Lake level is quite low

The lake has gone down and the algae is not as thick

Shore garbage picked up.

Lake level has dropped 40cm

Salmon running this week

Dry; water very low

Mountain chickadee dark eyed junco red breasted nuthatch Canada jay minnows
Very little praople. Collected earlier on the day because I have other commitments in the evening sorry!

There have been a number of rain storms the past week. Weather has cleared up the past 2 days
2 Rodrnts: A squirrel and 2 Chipmunks. Only birds this morning are Chickadees.

Its been warmer than normal
Beautiful and warm day for fall

Still no sign of resident eagles not many birds

Very windy
Misc. Shorebirds Ducks Large black unidentified waterbirds.
Unfortunately wasn't able to get to deeper water or any suitable water for temperature monitoring due to wind and shallow conditions.

Large flock (1000+) of coots

Significant rain event with Post Tropical Sotorm Lee last weekend high water

Barely any wild life

Starting to see cooler overnight lows some rain two days ago.
Bald eagle ring necked ducks American coots magpies ravens Wilson's warblers yellow rumped warblers black capped chickadees

Mallards Canada geese common merganser gull
Still lots of goose droppings on dock

High overcast

Has been unusually warm for the past couple of weeks more like summer than the usual frosty nights and crisp days we normally get in September. Dry conditions have finally given way to a bit of gentle rain for the past two days enough to finally create puddles. Drought has accelerated leaf fall and many trees show signs of die back and drought stress. The lake is at its lowest level yet this year (or in decades really).
Water clarity is exceptionally good despite high DOC. secchi readings are misleading because the water level is now so low that the disc sits on the lake bottom but is still visible.

Rain yesterday

Shoreline pollution is disgusting on this for lake

Windy.
Low water levels. The lake is almost cut in half by a sand bar.
No one at the lake today. No boats no one at the beach. The lake water levels have dropped.

Moderate wind and waves yesterday and today

Dock inaccessible

cloudy and very windy big waves
Able to get surface temp only. Unable to get depth temp as our community dock has been removed.

Showers

Canada geese mallard ducks various gulls American black ducks double crested cormorant

Yellow flag iris at shore Eurasian watermilfoil European frogbit Starry stonewort

Heavy rain storm late Friday Sept 22 into Sat. Sept 23. Very heavy rain at times.
Usually in the Spring and Fall we have a moose that digs in the water under logs. There was one the past 2 nights or early mornings. Heard wood pecker crickets insects and saw a walking stick water bug. Couldn't get picture of the water stick as it we

Lake level very down

The water is extremely high due to the passage of post tropical storm Lee last week

Rained all Morning stopped around 9:30 am
Last Photos are from the Salmon Arm Wharf showing tracking of Lake Levels over years and a photo at the Wharf showing 8 Herons.

No spectacular weather leaving calm waters.
Phragmite

First time there was no algae on the water surface since spring. Nice.

Big carbou

Beaver trout red sided shiners dragonflies ruffed grouse squirrels chipmunks songbirds
The lake that I monitor is inside of the Provincial Park. The gate was locked on September 18 making access difficult for testing.

More green algie than i would lkke to see
I think i missed twice this year on for fires. Also one for holiadays.

Eimer's Lakes
No increase in pollution from start of season (same pieces of garbage at lake bottom). Significantly less algae compared to beginning of season. Low occurence of wildlife today. Water level seems lower.

Heavy rain and wind the night before.
It was quite dark could not see shorelines clearly. ALSO NOTE all times recorded this year appear to have defaulted to AM but all samples were actually taken in PM.

Kootenay Lake Level Nelson 1743.52 feet
Collected glass piled on flat rock

Lake water is clear and less algae this year

Algae was worse a few days ago visible on surface.now its particles in the water

Lots of foam along lake shore signs of beaver activity not sure whether ph value is accurate as ph meter times out repeatedly before settling on measurement

Gathering data for Elizabeth fleet

Last 3 days rain
Data entered at home. See previous entries for lake shore. Map would not let me back to data page.

breezy water wavy but not many whitecaps friday was still very hot
same amount of horse tail on part of the beach closer to tree line
murky water due to breeze/waves reservoir down +_ 30 ft since last measurement

Eagle resides at stayed in nearby trees watching the fishers on the dock

1 inch of rain recorded over the past 4 days
orthophosphate 0.14 mg/L Nitrate/Nitrate not detected Water temp 0.3m 1 2m was 12.1C 3m 11.8C 4m 11.7C Conductivity 195 uS Alkalinity 100 Hardness 200

Lots of minnows still residing in lake.Resident geese have flown south for the winter

Slight breeze EES

Smoke slight breeze

Sculpin Rainbow Trout DockBirds Osprey Merganser ducklings
Fish sculpin near shore schools of rainbow trout 5 10 cm long near DockBirds osprey merganser + 8 ducklings

Heavy rain and temperature drop
no human presence. no boats.

Lac le Jeune
Heavy smoke due to Rossmore wildfire near by (area is on evacuation alert)
Surveys of McConnel and Stake lake not complete this week due to areas being under evacuation alert.

Heavy smoke due to Rossmore wildfire near by (area is under evacuation alert)
Surveys of McConnel and Stake lake not complete this week due to areas being under evacuation order.

Rossmore Wildfire near by (less active than last survey much less smoke. Area is still under evacuation alert)
Rossmore wildfire nearby (photo to show reduced smoke compared to last survey)
Surveys for McConnell and Stake Lake not complete as areas are still under evacuation order

Rossmore wildfire nearby (less active now less smoke. Area is still under evacuation alert)
Surveys for McConnell and Stake lake not complete as the areas are still under evacuation order

Rossmore Wildfire was near by now under under control. Frost in the area
Dock has some damage the planks to walk on are wobblier than usual and boards in middle of the dock are detaching from the frame. Park operator has been contacted regarding this.
Area was on evacuation order due to Rossmore wildfire for the last while. Order has been lifted now.

25kph wind from SW

wildfire smoke in air

Still very quite as far as wildlife and humans! The lake has faites well this year

Big Carbou

Very warm week up to Thursday (25 degrees) then 17 on Thurs. and Friday. Warm nights as well. Very windy on Wed and Thursday as well. Rain started overnight Friday with heavy rains at times.
Added a water level picture to issues and concerns but just to show very little change over the summer.

Beautiful warm day yesterday. Not typical
This algae or green stuff usually seen on spring. Not this time of year.

Snow

calm although past week has seen strong winds
Fall turnover in progress water temperature constant through water column Dissolved oxygen

Copious rain over past few days

Lake level rose slightly because of rain
Some Kokanee in Crawford creek

seagull 2 grey herons

Cool and light rain
2 common loons and 5 red neck grebes in vicinity

Had a heat wave 1 week ago 30+ humidity; windy today; took a picture of left shore line to show how low water is compared to the beginning of the season

First observations in cooler weather. Almost all the surface wood vegetation has gone. J ust a few watelily leaves left.

2 loons 5 ducks 1 seagull

Dutch lake

24 mm rain in past 24 hours Snow at 2000m

moderate smoke haze

light smoke haze

Cooler in the morning then the sun comes out and warms up
Beautiful Fall Colors

Good frost last night
Fox was born here seems to have mange

First snow fell Oct 23 223 and temperatures have been below zero since then. Air temperature is minus 8 but cannot record this with the minus sign so entered zero.
Trumpeter swans flying back and forth along the adjacent Bow River saw hundreds on the river earlier this afternoon.

rain on and off
I have two thermometers that i received from you and they read the same but my temperature in my vehicle and on the weather app on my phone are never the same as the thermometers.I have a hard time believing these therometers .

Fodey Lake
Loons beaver heron kingfishers bass bullhead frogs

hazy

Seagull Ducks Grey heron signs of a beaver who had chewed off some trees.

We have gone from warm weather to 0 and below
This is my last report. The temperature was 4 and then 20 in the sun

Wendigo Lake
Cold wind black clouds
Low water

Cloudy and windy with light rain

Six Mile Lake
Trees just breaking bud

Six Mile Lake

Smoky from forest fires in Quebec
waterlily flowers just about to open

Canada Goose Warbling Vireo White breasted Nuthatch Wood Duck Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Blue Jay Northern Flicker Red eyed Vireo Mallard Green Frog Damselfly sp.
Have had to change observation location on the lake due to trail closures. Noticeable silting on the invasive water plants at this location; likely due to foot traffic from wildlife and humans.

American Goldfinch Warbling Vireo Green FrogMinnow sp. Amber snail sp. Cabbage white Butterfly
Eurasian Watermilfoil Purple Loosestrife Flowering Rush
Algal mat on water surface; almost no Flowering Rush very different from last year's observations. No direct sightings of beaver but found mud splats along the shore near their lodge.

Pine Warbler Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Wood Duck Mallard Northern Cardinal Canada Goose Ring billed Gull Red eyed Vireo Great Blue Heron Song Sparrow Green Frog Minnow sp. Damselfly sp.

Wood Duck Canada Goose Gray Catbird Hairy Woodpecker American Crow White throated Sparrow Black capped Chickadee Belted Kingfisher White breasted Nuthatch Dragonfly sp.

American Goldfinch Canada Goose Wood Duck Green Frog
Watermilfoil seems to be getting silted over and is not as healthy as in previous observations.

some pollen

lots of pollen