Observation

Knowsthrop

Wyke Beck

River or stream

September 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy but bright very light breeze

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny spells during day and heavy overnight rain

Chemistry tests

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    5.89 mg/L

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    150 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    535 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    16 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14.9 °C

Notes

River swollen and running swiftly. Opaque brown throughout. 1 mile downstream from work on broken sewer main.