Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 10 January 2022

    River Bend Forest Preserve site by Bruce M Colravy

    Roadways were salted the evening before and morning of monitoring. A Pileated Woodpecker was seen when we enter the preserve. No other wildlife was observed.

  • 9 January 2022

    Shady Creek at Magner Woods by Claire Meyners

    Conductivity was above low range conductivity meter limit of 2000 µs/cm

  • 9 January 2022

    Sangamon River Forest Preserve site by Bruce M Colravy

    No wildlife observed. The chloride ppm(mg/L) value is entered as 33 because that is the lowest value on the conversion card. The true value is a little less.

  • 9 January 2022

    Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve by Bruce M Colravy

    No wildlife observed.

  • 3 January 2022

    Shady Creek at Magner Woods by Claire Meyners

    Some ice on exposed streambed rock. Some businessess had done light salting on Saturday, 1/1/2021

  • 3 January 2022

    Creekside Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Clear blue sky. We had 2 to 3 inches of snow 2 days prior. Creek is icy but still flowing.

  • 3 January 2022

    Ridgemoor Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Snowed 2 to 3 inches two days ago. Creek is icy covered but was able to gather in a natural opening. Sky clear.

  • 2 January 2022

    Harms Woods/Glenview Woods by Mac Austin

    Snowstorm previous night. Major rain a week ago. Light snow after rainstorm but melted before salting of roads, at least in the immediate area. River very high.

  • 31 December 2021

    Edgewood Walk by Hayley Elise Hawkinson

    Large snow inbound tomorrow- heavy salting noted in parking lots and roads

  • 31 December 2021

    Creekside Park by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Cloudy, humid good water flow

  • 31 December 2021

    Bemis Woods Kayak Launch by Stephanie Rens-Domiano

    Weather cloudy, humid water seemed high, fairly fast moving