Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 14 November 2024

    Schoenberger Creek at West Belleville Bikeway by David Laslie

  • 14 November 2024

    Bensenville at Irving by Tom Kubica

    No wildlife spotted. Slow moving, shallow and muddy.

  • 14 November 2024

    Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve by Tom Kubica

    A lot of debris clogging the North side of the bridge. Wild Life spotted: 3 Canadian Geese, 1 Dark Eyed junco, 2 House sparrows, 2 American robins.

  • 13 November 2024

    Des Plaines River from Des Plaines Riverways DuPage FPD by Kevin Blair

  • 13 November 2024

    West Branch Du Page River by Lawrence Hjorth

    The sample is taken from the top of the south side of the Ogden Avenue bridge with a bucket and rope to obtain the sample.

  • 12 November 2024

    Rock Run Creek by Andy Neill

    Not much has changed since last year's monitoring. The Rock Run Creek headwater is in Crest Hill near Theodore Marsh along Larkin/Weber Road. Plenty of road sewers drain into the Rock Run Creek. There is also the Crest Hill Waster Water Treatment Plant that releases into the Rock Run Creek.

  • 12 November 2024

    Creek Bend Pond by Lisa O'Brien

    Despite drought conditions in fall, the pond seems to have maintained its normal water levels. There has been no activity surrounding the area that could have impacted water quality since last spring. Chloride level is starting lower than last year's observed of 109 ppm.

  • 12 November 2024

    Sugar Run Creek by Loretta Cerkvenik

    Just above and slightly to the left of my shadow is a serving plate size school of 1-2" fish. I could see their silver sides flashing in the sun.

  • 12 November 2024

    Crabapple Lake at Morton Arboretum by Linda Heuser

    Quantab value of 0.4 was below the scope of the chart so the lowest PPM value was assigned.