Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 26 January 2024

    Ridgemoor Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Site was ice covered last week so unable to measure. With all the rain and snow melt the ice is mostly off and water level higher than normal. Also vary silty.

  • 26 January 2024

    Schoenberger Creek at West Belleville Bikeway by David Laslie

  • 26 January 2024

    West bridge, Winfield Creek, Community Park, Carol Stream by Kate Fleming

  • 26 January 2024

    East bridge, Winfield Creek, Community Park by Kate Fleming

  • 26 January 2024

    North Fork Lake Fork by Ve’Laura Bradshaw

    Recent ice and snow has melted, water level is higher and flowing. Embankment is almost entirely submerged. Animal tracts and scat.

  • 25 January 2024

    Addison Creek (Broadview) by Caroline Teter

    Used high range chloride strips

  • 25 January 2024

    Salt Creek (26th St Woods) by Caroline Teter

    Used high range chloride strips

  • 25 January 2024

    Kickapoo Creek at Vicary Bottom Park by Robert Rowe

    extensive snow melt, drizzle and fog

  • 25 January 2024

    Lily Cache Creek by John Griffis

    The creek was full, high water. I could not enter. Depth at edge was 0.43m.

  • 25 January 2024

    Salt Creek, Elk Grove Village, IL at Morton Park by Shane/Hailey Sexton/Stapleton

  • 25 January 2024

    Lily Cache Creek by John Griffis

    The creek was very full. I could not enter the creek due to the ice shelf along the shore, under the water (too slippery). So I could not get depth. The chloride levels were beyond the maximum of the scale. Due to the icy conditions and snow on roads, heavy salting had occurred.

  • 25 January 2024

    Watson Creek - Inflow to East Lagoon at Montgomery to Faraday pedestrian bridge by WILLIAM MARTIN

    Water flowing but ice visible in river at varying depths and at edges

  • 25 January 2024

    Salt Creek - Fullersburg - Rainbow Bridge by Kevin Blair

    Salt Creek lived up to its name today at 620ppm. Water also higher than recent.