Ottawa River Temperature 2025

<p><strong>Update Frequency</strong>: Annual<br /><br /><strong>Attributes</strong>:</p><div>&nbsp;</div><div><p>Temperature recorded = Average of two readings, recorded 12 hrs apart, 06:00 d 18:00 approx. of Ottawa River water coming into the Britannia WPP. Temperature is measured using an NIST-certified temperature probe with a measurement range of -20oC to 50oC ± 0.5oC at each water plant.&nbsp;<br />Raw water = Untreated water that is coming into the Britannia water treatment facility&nbsp;<br />Intake = raw water intake is approximately 427m out from Britannia plant. It is comprised of 12 reinforced fibreglass bells located on the last 29 m of intake pipe which may be broken down into 6 pipe lengths of approximately 5 m; each with two bells attached to it’s top. Each intake bell is secured by sandbags on the river bottom at an approximate depth of 10 m. The intake/bell mouth is 2m in diameter which faces downstream, and velocity is 0.11 m/sec with intake capacity of 364 ML/day. The raw water sample point is right after the last bell structure towards the plant on the intake pipe, 10m down.&nbsp;</p><p><br /><strong>Contact</strong>:&nbsp;<a href='mailto:[e-mail]' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Gwyn Norman</a></p></div>