Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 31 March 2024

    West DuPage Woods by Ruth Gauss

    My sample tube tipped over while I was waiting for the results. I did leave the test strips in the remaining water for a few minutes afterwards (and the strips had been submerged for a number of minutes before the tube was tipped over by the wind.)

  • 31 March 2024

    Hickory Creek in Hickory Creek Forest Preserve, Will County by Loretta Cerkvenik

  • 31 March 2024

    Sangamon River Forest Preserve by Bruce M Colravy

    The value for chloride was entered as 28 mg/l, although the value is a little less because 28 is the lowest value on the conversion chart.

  • 31 March 2024

    Sangamon River Forest Preserve site by Bruce M Colravy

    The value for chloride was entered as 28 mg/l, although the value is a little less because 28 is the lowest value on the conversion chart.

  • 31 March 2024

    Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve by Bruce M Colravy

  • 31 March 2024

    North Fork Lake Fork by Ve’Laura Bradshaw

    The stream is currently flowing which is visible by the spring seedlings and small deposits of foam. Not many deer prints as usual. Crab grasses, low ferns, and sticky weeds are sprouting in the sandy beach embankment.

  • 30 March 2024

    Lake Run at Nelson Lake in Dick Young Forest Preserve by Maureen Mrenna

    Windy and gray but still hear chorus frogs and red winged blackbirds, robins and golden-crowned kinglets

  • 30 March 2024

    DuPage River Electric Park Launch by Lea Rodbarry

  • 30 March 2024

    Creek at Merry Meadows by James Weiss

    Water is clear and fairly still.

  • 30 March 2024

    Richland Creek @ South Side City Park by David Laslie

  • 30 March 2024

    Prairie DuPont Creek @ Zingg Bridge by Greg Kimutis

  • 30 March 2024

    River Bend Forest Preserve site by Bruce M Colravy