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Day Use Beach

Students often canoe to or from the Day Use Beach, the beach mid-way down the peninsula in Ponderosa State Park. Day Use Beach is a great spot to collect water data or enjoy lunch!

water testing at day use beach

Data

Aquatic Data:

Date:
Weather: Clear
Air Temp: 10.3 °C
Dissolved Oxygen: 13.9 mg/L
Water or Soil Temp: 8.0 °C
School: Sacred Heart

Snow Data:

Date:
Weather: Raining
Air Temp: 3.1
School: Whittier
Date:
Weather: Raining
Air Temp: 3.1
School: Whittier

Terrestrial Data:

Date:
Weather: Clear
Air Temp: 9.4 °C
Water or Soil Temp: 2.0 °C
School: St. Mary's (Boise)
Notes:

Potential energy: 1.450 volts, measurements taken in the shade and wet sand.

Aquatic Data:

Date:
Weather: Overcast, Raining
Air Temp: 7.0 °C
Dissolved Oxygen: 16.4 mg/L
Water or Soil Temp: 9.7 °C
School: All Saints

Aquatic Data:

Date:
Weather: Clear, Sunny
Cloud Type: Cirrocumulus, Cirrus
Dissolved Oxygen: 21.0 mg/L
School: Maple Grove

Aquatic Data:

Date:
Weather: Clear
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Dissolved Oxygen: 14.1 mg/L
Water or Soil Temp: 5.3 °C
School: Moscow Middle School

Snow Data:

Date:
Weather: Sunny
Cloud Type: Stratus
Air Temp: 4.5
Canopy Cover: 25 %
School: Rolling Hills