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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lock 28/Wee Hawk Wreck

19 July, 2020

Team Leader
M. Nash
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
347 lbs (measured)

44.778061, -75.399349

Survey Information

Location Name
Lock 28/Wee Hawk Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Kanata Diving Supply
City
Ottawa
Country
Canada
Date
19 July, 2020
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 44.778061
Longitude: -75.399349
Weather Conditions
Sunny 32C, slight breeze
Survey Depth Range
14–26 feet
Area Surveyed
10000 ft2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
River/canal system
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balls 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 14
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 100
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 4
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 231
Beverage Bottles (glass) 142
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 77
Cars & Car Parts 5
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 4
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 35
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 15
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 20
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 10
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 15
Cloth Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8
other materials collected
Traffic Cone 1
BBQ (Small) 1
Batamax/VCR 1
Folding Chair 3
Metal lounge chair 1
Toilet part (Ceramic) 1

Local picnic site/watering hole. Every summer weekend there are gatherings.

Batamax/VCR box.

Glass bottles

Aluminum beer cans


Good cleanup day. Picked up lots of larger items, many many bottles.

Unfortunate that folks that enjoy the Lock picnic area let their bottles/can enter the water.

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