Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 25 February 2024

    Kishwaukee River-Main Stem by Scott Kuykendall

    Duplicate sample for QA/AC

  • 25 February 2024

    Kishwaukee River-Main Stem by Scott Kuykendall

    Silver Maples along river were flowering

  • 25 February 2024

    Harms Woods/Glenview Woods by Mac Austin

    Sunny and unusually warm. River is very low. Snow squall 2 days ago, about 2” accumulation.only tiny pockets of snow and no ice present now.

  • 25 February 2024

    Emily Oaks Nature Center by Mac Austin

    Few ducks and geese. No ice or snow. Snow squall and 2” accumulation 2 days ago. Chloride >28 but above 0 for the first time.

  • 25 February 2024

    Fox River @ Route 14 by Justin Potter

    No ice present on the river’s surface.

  • 25 February 2024

    Park 571 by Anne Knafl

    gulls, Canada Geese, red-breasted mergansers seen on water off of dock water sample taken from dock

  • 25 February 2024

    Addison Creek (Broadview) by Caroline Teter

    Air temperature reading of 5°C changed to -15°C by admin (jonas@waterrangers.ca)

  • 25 February 2024

    Big Rock Forest Preserve by Ryan Kriz

    Duplicate test completed (both tests had same chloride levels)

  • 24 February 2024

    Mill Creek at bike trail bridge by Rod Allen

    DUPLICATE TEST. Creek flow data from USGS Mill Creek (nr Batavia) guage about 3 miles upstream

  • 24 February 2024

    Mill Creek at bike trail bridge by Rod Allen

    A duplicate sample taken same day and time (see separate observations for details about duplicate)

  • 24 February 2024

    West Branch DuPage River by Janet Knight

    Duplicate quantab test strip result same as first test: 210 ppm