Water quality data, Ontario lakes and streams, 1987 : northeastern region, Volume XXIII

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WATER QUALITY DATA
ONTARIO LAKES AND STREAMS
1987
VOLUME XXIII
NORTHEASTERN REGION
FEBRUARY 1991
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WATER QUALITY DATA FOR ONTARIO LAKES AND STREAMS
1987
VOLUME XXIII
NORTHEASTERN REGION
Report prepared by:
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Water Resources Branch
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
FEBRUARY 1991
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Lakes and Streams, 1987, Volume XXIII, Northeastern Region.
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INTRODUCTION .................................................. V
INTERPRETATION OF DATA
A. Analyses and Measurements Conducted at the
Sampling Site ....................................... XI
B. Analyses and Measurements Conducted at the
Laboratory .......................................... XXVI
1) Microbiological Analyses ......................... XXVI
2) Chemical and Physical Analyses ................... XXVII
3) Radiochemical Analyses ........................... XLIII
4) Synthetic Organic Analyses ....................... XLVII
STATION IDENTIFIER CODES, ABBREVIATED PARAMETER
HEADINGS AND QUALIFYING REMARKS CODES ......................... L
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS ........................................... LIX
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES USED TO MEASURE WATER QUALITY ........... LXI
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................. LXIII
SELECTED REFERENCES ........................................... LXIV
ABBREVIATIONS AND REMARKS USED ON REPORTS ..................... LXV
WATER QUALITY DATA ............................................ 1
SAMPLING STATION DIRECTORY (ALPHABETICAL INDEX) ................ 305
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURES Page
1. Regions and Offices in Ontario - Ministry of the Environment VI
2. Southern Ontario Terminal Basins ........................... VIII
3. Northern Ontario Terminal Basins ........................... IX
4. Network Index Map of Southern Ontario ...................... XII
5. Network Index Map of Northern Ontario ...................... XIII
6. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-1 ....................... XIV
7. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-2 ....................... XV
8. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-3 ....................... XVI
9. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-3A ...................... XVII
10. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-4 ....................... XVIII
11. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-5 ....................... XIX
12. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-6 ....................... XX
13. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-7 ....................... XXI
14. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-8 ....................... XXII
15. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-9 ....................... XXIII
16. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-10 ...................... XXIV
17. Northeastern Region Network Map NE-11 ...................... XXV
INTRODUCTION
"Water Quality Data Ontario Lakes and Streams, 1984, Volume XX,
Northeastern Region", is an ongoing series, published by the Water
Resources Branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The data
presented in this publication were collected by the Water Resources
Assessment Units of this Ministry's six Regional Offices (Figure 1) with
the assistance of local Conservation Authorities. The information
provided in this publication is compiled and published by the Watershed
Management Section of the Water Resources Branch. The data result from a
routine sampling program designed to provide a long-term record of water
quality information at specific points on rivers and inland lakes in
Ontario.
Sampling station locations have been selected to meet one or more of the
following requirements: (1) to measure quantitatively and qualitatively the
materials discharged from tributary streams to the terminal basins; (2) to
monitor the effects of wastewater discharges on a watercourse; (3) to
provide data that can be considered generally representative of water
quality conditions in a certain area.
The information is used by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to
maintain surveillance over water quality and to provide supporting data
used in the analysis and prediction of water quality for planning and other
purposes. The data are also made available to any person or agency
concerned with the quality of Ontario's rivers and lakes. The booklet
"Water Management Goals, Policies, Objectives and Implementation Procedures
of the Ministry of the Environment", 1978 (Revised May, 1984) outlines the
current policies for water management in Ontario.
Samples are analysed for some or all of the following parameters: counts
of total and fecal coliforms, enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
escherichia coliforms, concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand, total
phosphorus, filtered reactive phosphate, filtered ammonia, total Kjeldahl
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nitrogen, filtered nitrite and nitrate forms of nitrogen; total suspended
and dissolved solids; levels of conductivity and turbidity; concentrations
of chlorides, sulphates, unfiltered reactive silicates, acidity,
alkalinity; units of pH; concentrations of total iron, phenols, hardness,
calcium, magnesium; units of colour; concentrations of potassium, sodium,
total organic carbon, chemical oxygen demand, solvent extractables,
arsenic, mercury, aluminium, chromium, copper, lead, cadmium, zinc,
manganese, nickel, fluoride, cyanide and cobalt.
In addition, radiochemical analyses are conducted on selected samples and
the results are expressed as levels of ionizing radiation (i.e. the number
of nuclear disintegrations per second). Selected samples are analysed for
some or all of the following radiochemical parameters: gross alpha, gross
beta, radium-226, total uranium, cesium-137, cesium-134, cobalt-60, tritium
and iodine 131.
Some samples are also analysed for some or all of the following synthetic
organic parameters: concentrations of PCB, PCP and 2,4,5-T.
The water quality monitoring program commenced in July 1964 in Southern
Ontario and currently consists of a total of 763 stations throughout
Ontario. The following maps (figures 2 and 3) show the Southern and
Northern Ontario Terminal Basins which are used to identify the sampling
station locations. Definitions or brief descriptions are provided for the
more common parameters of pollution under the section entitled
Interpretation of Data.
Other water quality monitoring programs such as the Sport Fish Contaminant
Monitoring Program which is co-ordinated by the Ontario Ministries of
Natural Resources, Environment and Labour are not discussed in this
publication. A summary of health implications of contaminants in fish with
a listing of test results from each fish sampling location can be found in
the Ministry publication, "Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish." This
publication is updated annually and is available free of charge from the
Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources Branch, 135 St. Clair Avenue
West, Toronto, Ontario, M4V 1P5, telephone (416) 323-4994.
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