Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 25 January 2024

    South Branch Kishwaukee River at College Ave. by WILLIAM MARTIN

  • 24 January 2024

    Kenyon Woods Forest Preserve by Michelle Besch

    Saw snow that was melting, some areas with ice newly fallen dead leaves, Smelled humid, moist, slightly like rotting leaves, little chill in the air,

  • 24 January 2024

    Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve by Tom Kubica

    Reading was over the range for the test strip so gave a reading of 620. Should be 620 +. River flow was visually faster than previously seen. Animals sited: 2 Blue jays, 2 Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, 1- Downy Woodpecker.

  • 23 January 2024

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

  • 23 January 2024

    Brainard's Branch, Grand Ave bridge between 19th and 20th Sts by Pamela Moriearty

    water volume visibly increased from last visit, turbid

  • 23 January 2024

    Kickapoo Creek Park, 2000 N. Jefferson St., Lincoln, IL pedestrian bridge on park road by Pamela Moriearty

    creek partial ice cover, open flow in middle of creek

  • 23 January 2024

    Winfield Creek at Emerson School by Maureen Keil

    My Quantab unit measurement was actually 9.0 units. The PPM conversion doesn't go that high up on the card. I looked online and the company said to record it as >628ppm. There were chunks of submerged slushy ice under the top current of water, and two pairs of mallards. I felt like the ducks must have been swimming in brine.

  • 23 January 2024

    St Joseph Creek at the Olsons by Kathy Olson

    Reading was above test strip range

  • 22 January 2024

    Park 571 by Anne Knafl

    Ice on water. Lots of Canada geese, Ringed-bill gulls, Common goldeneyes, Common and Red-breasted mergansers on the water by the dock

  • 21 January 2024

    Fox River by Dave Smith

    Surroundings: Relatively high salt use as a result of previous snowstorm. Seems to be contained on the street well. There is a large snow bed riverside. I used a string on a bottle with a weight to collect the sample. Cold wind chill.

  • 21 January 2024

    Fullersburg Woods near Flat Bridge by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Had to move to a nearby location due to the water flow change with the removal of the dam. Was able to collect water by using a cup/string/stick from shore. Had a robin follow us around! Also saw a cardinal, red-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker

  • 21 January 2024

    Fullersburg Woods near Rainbow Bridge by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Ice on the shorelines so measured off the bridge. Water flow looks faster and less silty than normal, likely due to dam removal.

  • 21 January 2024

    Bemis Woods Kayak Launch by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Ice was pretty thick on the shores. Collected water by dropping a cup off the bridge. Lots of mallards enjoying a slightly warmer day!

  • 20 January 2024

    Copper Slough at Porter Park by Lainey Howard

    There has been extremely low temperatures and light snowing throughout the week before this observation

  • 19 January 2024

    Pond at Briarcliff Neighborhood Beach by Lainey Howard

    There have been extremely low temperatures and light snowing throughout the week preceding this observation.