Hagan Creek is sampled downstream from West Saanich Road. The above photograph shows where the creek is channeled a short distance upstream. The absence of vegetation along the channel is responsible for the high water temperatures in summer. Efforts are underway to correct this problem.
| Hagan Creek | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPLE DATE (m/d/y) |
SAMPLE TIME |
AIR TEMP |
STREAM FLOW CONDITION |
WEATHER PRECEDING |
WEATHER DURING |
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (% SAT.) |
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mg/l) |
WATER TEMP (celcius) |
pH |
TURBIDITY (FTU) |
AMMONIA NITROGEN (mg/l) |
NITRATE NITROGEN (mg/l) |
NITRITE NITROGEN (mg/l) |
PHOSPHATE (mg/l) |
| 6/26/03 |
12:00 PM |
19.5 |
low |
sunny |
sunny |
75.2 |
6.95 |
19.2 |
7.6 |
11 |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
0.24 |
| 7/4/03 |
1:20 PM |
23 |
low |
sunny |
sunny |
83.1 |
7.64 |
19.4 |
7.6 |
12 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
.17 |
| 7/25/03 |
11:00 AM |
20 |
low |
sunny |
sunny |
58.9 |
5.43 |
19.5 |
7.6 |
9 |
n/s |
0.07 |
n/s |
n/s |
| 11/10/03 |
10:00 AM |
12 |
med |
sunny |
light rain |
80.4 |
9.81 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
29 |
0 |
0.73 |
0 |
0.17 |
| 12/8/03 |
11:05 AM |
9 |
med |
light rain |
sunny |
65.4 |
7.94 |
6 |
7.1 |
33 |
0.03 |
0.83 |
0 |
0.23 |
| 12/29/03 |
10:55 AM |
4.5 |
med |
sunny |
sunny |
89.6 |
12 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
34 |
0 |
0.75 |
0.01 |
0.1 |
| 1/16/04 |
10:55 AM |
8 |
med |
sunny |
overcast |
93 |
11.72 |
5.5 |
7.6 |
28 |
0.02 |
1.1 |
0.01 |
0.26 |
| 1/30/04 |
10:25 AM |
9 |
med |
rain |
overcast |
91.7 |
11.3 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
63 |
0.35 |
0.89 |
0 |
0.13 |
| 3/25/04 |
11:05 AM |
9 |
med |
rain |
overcast |
101.4 |
11.81 |
8.7 |
7.97 |
22 |
0.05 |
0.76 |
0.016 |
0 |
4/27/04 |
13:27 PM |
18 |
low |
sunny |
sunny |
93.1 |
9.45 |
14.6 |
7.57 |
7 |
0.07 |
0.224 |
0 |
0 |
5/13/04 |
10:25 AM |
17 |
low |
sunny |
sunny |
90 |
9.14 |
14.7 |
7.51 |
10 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.1 |
Hagan Creek sampled at Bryson's bridge
| Hagan Creek | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMPLE DATE (m/d/y) |
SAMPLE TIME |
AIR TEMP |
STREAM FLOW CONDITION |
WEATHER PRECEDING |
WEATHER DURING |
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (% SAT.) |
DISSOLVED OXYGEN (mg/l) |
WATER TEMP (celcius) |
pH |
TURBIDITY (FTU) |
AMMONIA NITROGEN (mg/l) |
NITRATE NITROGEN (mg/l) |
NITRITE NITROGEN (mg/l) |
PHOSPHATE (mg/l) |
| 7/17/03 |
12:00 PM | 25 | med | overcast | sunny | 105.7 | 9.59 | 20.3 | 8.1 | 15 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | 0.08 |
8/14/03 |
11:10 AM | 27 | med | sunny | sunny | 120.5 | 12 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 15 | 0.02 | 1.93 | 0.01 | 0.61 |
| 8/22/03 |
1:05 PM | 26 | low | sunny | sunny | 122 | 11.41 | 18.5 | 9.2 | 10 | 0.81 | 1.36 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
| 11/28/03 |
11:50 AM |
10 | high | overcast | rain | 65.4 | 7.94 | 7 | 7.1 | over range | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
Below we see some water sampling being conducted by Ian Bruce of Peninsula Streams and a local farmer.
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