MSL

The samples taken by both the Cherryville (CRM) and the Shuswap-Lumby (MSL) groups, came from water which was almost 20℃ in the streams. Ice packs overnight were not adequate to cool them quickly to below 8℃, in order to prevent bacteria from multiplying in the bottles before they arrived for analysis (the next day). They should have been put into a freezer immediately; as it was they arrived in Kelowna at 16℃ for MSL and 22℃ for CRM. Therefore coliform results have not been posted for these 2 field trips of samples, although they are available in the Results files.

Water low everywhere; clear, hot, dry weather.

CARO Results report states sample date as Nov. 12, but Receipt shows the 15^th. The Receipt is probably wrong, as we would not have kept the samples over the weekend, particularly as our established practice was to sample on Sunday (the 14^th) and send the bottles Monday morning with Doug Becker, who also delivered Cherryville's (CRM) samples from the day before.

Wet snow overnight; scattered showers.
Beaver-cut branches at several sites.

Times are precise, but approximate, since they are missing, and taken from November, 2022.

Intermittent rain previous day and night; daytime temperature > 10°C

Sunny & hot

Considerable thundershowers for 2 days & cooler after 2 weeks hot & dry.