Observations
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10 January 2024
Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve by Tom Kubica
Took a resample today as recommended to do occasionally. Same reading. Calling it a "6" on both test strips. Took a photo of the Test site. Wildlife: 2 squirrels, deer tracks but no deer sited. 2 Blue jays, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 48 Canadian geese(9 in the Creek, the rest in fly bys overhead), 4 Mourning Doves.
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10 January 2024
Richland Creek @ South Side City Park by David Laslie
Water level and flow up considerably. A breeding pair of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) spotted swimming in the creek.
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10 January 2024
Richland Creek @ Centennial Park by Greg Kimutis
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10 January 2024
Addison Creek (Broadview) by Caroline Teter
My card only reads to 7.8 so I cannot convert. Actual number 8.6 Lot A3270A Exp 9/2025
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10 January 2024
Salt Creek (26th St Woods) by Caroline Teter
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10 January 2024
Spring Creek by Ron Haimbaugh
In the prior three weeks the city had applied a ton of salt due the snowfall we received. The snow is mostly melted now and most of the salt has washed off the roads due to sustained rains.
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10 January 2024
Spring Creek by Ron Haimbaugh
Several parking lots in the immediate area have drains that empty into the creek so I expected a high count. During the summer I have not seen many animals in this creek, now I know one possible explanation.
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9 January 2024
Mokeler Creek S of RT173 @ Harvard Public Works by Robert Lamz
Active snow storm with salting operations present
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8 January 2024
Rush Creek W of US14 by Robert Lamz
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8 January 2024
Mokeler Creek S of RT173 @ Harvard Public Works by Robert Lamz
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8 January 2024
Creekside Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano
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8 January 2024
Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge) by Far Syed
The pond was icy, but not too icy since the ice broke easily.
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8 January 2024
Ridgemoor Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano
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8 January 2024
Fullersburg Woods near Rainbow Bridge by Stephanie Rens-Domiano
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8 January 2024
Fox River by Anna Browne
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8 January 2024
Spring Creek by Ron Haimbaugh
The water level was higher due to excessive rain over the last couple of days.
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7 January 2024
Timber Ridge Forest Preserve by Andy Culbertson
At least two ducks were swimming 50-100 feet upstream from the bridge.
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7 January 2024
Gartside Creek at Queen of Peace by David Laslie
Conductivity meter reached as high as 1994 and then registered "----". Chloride strips all read 8.0, off the provided chart. As such, chloride ppm number reported for a maximum listed value of 7.8 (620 ppm). Extrapolated actual chloride level ~636 ppm.
