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Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Observations

4 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

Anna Browne

6 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Ron Haimbaugh

Timber Ridge Forest Preserve

6 parameters tested ▾

ice on, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Andy Culbertson

Nunda Township/Prairie Trail Bridge

6 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Erik Gullickson

Gartside Creek at Queen of Peace

9 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature

David Laslie

Blackwell Forest Preserve Silver Lake

7 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Ken List

Waubonsie Creek Trail Bridge

4 parameters tested ▾

chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Siobhan Kennedy

7 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Ken List

West Branch DuPage River

7 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Ken List

5 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Anne Knafl

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

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature

Pamela Moriearty

5 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Karen Liebold

Fabyan Forest Preserve

5 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs

Maureen Huey

Nippersink Creek at Hill Rd

7 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Jack Kaskel

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

8 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature

Pamela Moriearty

6 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Sarah Porterfield

Elliot Detention Basin

5 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

Jillian Neece

Spring Brook Creek - N of Meacham Grove FP

5 parameters tested ▾

air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, water temperature

Karen Snyder

Hidden Lake at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve

4 parameters tested ▾

ice on, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

Linda Heuser

Pond near Hall Creek

5 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

Jillian Neece

Date	Notes
8 January 2024 Fox River	Anna Browne 4 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
8 January 2024 Spring Creek	Ron Haimbaugh The water level was higher due to excessive rain over the last couple of days. 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Timber Ridge Forest Preserve	Andy Culbertson At least two ducks were swimming 50-100 feet upstream from the bridge. 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Nunda Township/Prairie Trail Bridge	Erik Gullickson See: melting snow 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Gartside Creek at Queen of Peace	David Laslie Conductivity meter reached as high as 1994 and then registered "----". Chloride strips all read 8.0, off the… 9 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature
7 January 2024 Blackwell Forest Preserve Silver Lake	Ken List 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Waubonsie Creek Trail Bridge	Siobhan Kennedy 4 parameters tested ▾ chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Herrick Lake	Ken List Snowy weather the day before sample was taken. 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 West Branch DuPage River	Ken List Snowfall the previous day. 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
7 January 2024 Park 571	Anne Knafl water collected off dock, 40 Canada geese grazing near dock, one American Kestral posted on tree across the river, five… 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
6 January 2024 Brainard's Branch, Grand Ave bridge between 19th and 20th Sts	Pamela Moriearty 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature
6 January 2024 Winding Creek	Karen Liebold 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
6 January 2024 Fabyan Forest Preserve	Maureen Huey 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs
6 January 2024 Nippersink Creek at Hill Rd	Jack Kaskel 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
6 January 2024 Kickapoo Creek Park, 2000 N. Jefferson St., Lincoln, IL pedestrian bridge on park road	Pamela Moriearty water clear but with scant fine black particulate matter 8 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, conductivity, current weather, ph, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water temperature
5 January 2024 Salt Creek	Sarah Porterfield 6 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
5 January 2024 Elliot Detention Basin	Jillian Neece 5 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
5 January 2024 Spring Brook Creek - N of Meacham Grove FP	Karen Snyder 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, water temperature
5 January 2024 Hidden Lake at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve	Linda Heuser Actual Quantab reading was 0.4 which is below the scale, so lowest ppm value was recorded. 4 parameters tested ▾ ice on, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
5 January 2024 Pond near Hall Creek	Jillian Neece Some ice, but not completely covering the pond. 5 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs

Monitoring program details

Method and parameters details: View form
Water quality criteria: United States
Sampling frequency: Monthly Other

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Latest contribution to the dataset

Katie Vogler on 17 September at Ewing Park II Sugar Creek Monitoring Site (#7)

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