McKellar Lakes

Data includes E. coli data collected since 2000 under the guidance of various volunteer Lake Stewards and analyzed by laboratories accredited in Ontario. E. coli samples are collected by volunteers who are trained to follow a specific collection procedure. Phosphorus, calcium and chloride testing results have been posted by the Lake Partner program since 2000. In 2021 phosphorus samples were collected in research supervised by Carl Mitchell (U of T). The Manitouwabing Lake Community Association began collection of samples for Phosphorus and Calcium in August of 2022. Sample analysis funding is provided by the Township of McKellar.

Citation

Manitouwabing Lake Community Association. 2024-01-03. "McKellar Lakes" (dataset). 1.0.0. DataStream. https://doi.org/10.25976/168q-zm19.

Funding Sources

Funding was provided by the Manitouwabing Lake Community Association for the equipment, Volunteers are provided by the Manitouwabing Lake Community Association. Funding for the laboratory analysis is provided by McKellar Township.

Data Collection Information

Samples for E. coli analysis are collected by trained volunteers who are trained and follow the same sampling procedure provided by Manitouwabing Lake Community Association. (ATTACH?) Samples are collected in sterile sample bottles provided by Aquatic and Environmental Labs of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Samples for E. coli analysis are not field filtered.
Samples for phosphorus and calcium are field filtered and collected in sterile sample bottles provided by Caduceon Labs of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. . Samples below surface level were collected with a model 1010 Niskin Water sampler from General Oceanics in Miami Florida (2022 and 2023) (and then field filtered).
Measurements for 2022 and 2023 were obtained using a XYLEM YSI ProQuatro Professional Series Handheld Meter with a 30 meter cable. A similar YSI hand-held meter was used prior to 2022.
All samples are placed in a cooler in the boat as soon as they are collected, and refrigerated or in a cooler from then until they are delivered to the lab.

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API Access

curl -G https://api.datastream.org/v1/odata/v4/Records --data-urlencode "\\$filter=DOI eq '10.25976/168q-zm19'" -H "x-api-key: PRIVATE-API-KEY"

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