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Date	Notes
23 January 2024 St Joseph Creek at the Olsons	Kathy Olson Reading was above test strip range 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
22 January 2024 Park 571	Anne Knafl Ice on water. Lots of Canada geese, Ringed-bill gulls, Common goldeneyes, Common and Red-breasted mergansers on the… 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
22 January 2024 Hill Ave Bridge	Joe Wywrot 3 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride
21 January 2024 Fox River	Dave Smith Surroundings: Relatively high salt use as a result of previous snowstorm. Seems to be contained on the street well.… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
21 January 2024 Fullersburg Woods near Flat Bridge	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… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
21 January 2024 Fullersburg Woods near Rainbow Bridge	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… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
21 January 2024 Bemis Woods Kayak Launch	Stephanie Rens-Domiano Ice was pretty thick on the shores. Collected water by dropping a cup off the bridge. Lots of mallards enjoying a… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
20 January 2024 Copper Slough at Porter Park	Lainey Howard There has been extremely low temperatures and light snowing throughout the week before this observation 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, water temperature
19 January 2024 Pond at Briarcliff Neighborhood Beach	Lainey Howard There have been extremely low temperatures and light snowing throughout the week preceding this observation. 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, water temperature
19 January 2024 South Branch Kishwaukee River	Scott Kuykendall 3 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather
19 January 2024 Elliot Detention Basin	Jillian Neece 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 West Branch DuPage River at Hillside	Shari Buma 4 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
18 January 2024 Cress Creek	Shari Buma 8.4 Quantab units reading. Chart only went to 8.0. 4 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
18 January 2024 Mokler Creek	Megan Oropeza 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 East DuPage river at St. Charles	Chris Thomson Nothing to add 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 River Park Boathouse	Susanna Lang 3 goldeneyes, lots of mallards 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 McKee Creek	Michael Bily 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 West branch of DuPage river at Beecher Rd, Winfield	Chris Thomson Had to cut hole in 4" of ice 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 Spring Brook in St. James Farm Forest Preserve	Jay Gilbert The season's first snowfalls, which started on January 12, 2024, resulted in the roads being salted. The chloride… 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 January 2024 Pond near Hall Creek	Jillian Neece About 10-12 inches of snow since last monitoring session, and very cold temperatures recently. I had to break the ice… 5 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

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