Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 11 January 2024

    Springbrook Creek @ S Maple Ave, Itasca by Elizabeth Bolivar

    My quantab read 8.0 (the table only goes to 7.8)

  • 11 January 2024

    Springbrook Creek @ N Circle Ave, Bloomingdale by Elizabeth Bolivar

    My quantab read 8.0 (the table only goes to 7.8)

  • 11 January 2024

    River Park Boathouse by Susanna Lang

    Heavier outflow from canal into the river than in recent observations; mallards, gulls

  • 11 January 2024

    Klein Creek at Fountain View Recreation Center by Brianna Garza

    Some ice on other areas of water body.

  • 11 January 2024

    Lake Kakusha by Amy Brewer

    I did a double test and they didn't quite come out the same. I rinsed both vials, and sampled at the same spot at almost exactly the same time. Not sure why, but they read different. I took the lower of the tow.

  • 11 January 2024

    Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Upstream by Amy Wrigley

  • 11 January 2024

    Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Downstream by DAVID SAITTA

  • 11 January 2024

    Creek Bend Pond by Lisa O'Brien

    no column for ppm Chloride Test strip read about 2.0 with 48 mg/L conversion Tested second test strip this month. Relatively accurate. First read 2.0 second 1.8.

  • 10 January 2024

    North Branch Chicago River at Edgebrook Woods by Alan Matson

    Just had a big snowfall and expecting another. River very high from the mixed snow and rain

  • 10 January 2024

    St. Joseph's Creek @ 59th & Williams Street by Jon Yeater

    The date I wrote on the report sheet is inaccurate. It was done on 1/10, not 1/9.

  • 10 January 2024

    Mokler Creek by Megan Oropeza

    Reading was just under 1.4 so actual ppm of chloride was under 31.

  • 10 January 2024

    Blackberry Creek at Barnes Forest Preserve by Doug Sibon

    Heavy snow, sleet and rain the day before.