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18 February 2026

9 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, algae, chlorine, clarity, current weather, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs description

Anne Basten

18 February 2026

Brookbank Rd bridge over St. Joseph creek in Downers Grove.

9 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, water surface, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description

Steve Ruffolo

18 February 2026

East Branch Poplar Creek

15 parameters tested ▾

ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, current weather, current weather description, odour, water surface, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water level, water use

William Quinn

Date	Notes
18 February 2026 Boone Creek at Riverwalk Park	Anne Basten 9 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chlorine, clarity, current weather, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 February 2026 Brookbank Rd bridge over St. Joseph creek in Downers Grove.	Steve Ruffolo Readings were above those on the card. Last night's rain likely was any salt and salt dust off the roads and into the… 9 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, water surface, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
18 February 2026 East Branch Poplar Creek	William Quinn Used two test strips. Both exceeded the upper limit on the quantab conversion chart. 15 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, current weather, current weather description, odour, water surface, pollution sources, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water level, water use
17 February 2026 Canal Origins Park	Annette Anderson 13 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, current weather, current weather description, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water level, water use
17 February 2026 Jon Duerr Forest Preserve Fox River	Julie Chadwick 4 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
17 February 2026 Fox River	Julie Chadwick 5 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
17 February 2026 Waubonsie Creek	Mary Theodor 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
17 February 2026 Salt Creek S Elmhurst canoe launch	Andrea Studzinski Muddy! 10 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, current weather, odour, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water level
17 February 2026 Ferson Creek at Randall Road bike trail bridge	Lisa O'Brien Unusual weather for February. Coming out of over 20 days below freezing, many days in single digits and subzero wind… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
17 February 2026 Creek Bend Pond	Lisa O'Brien Unusual weather for February. Coming out of over 20 days below freezing, many days in single digits and subzero wind… 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
17 February 2026 fullersburg woods	Linda Cise 2 parameters tested ▾ current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
17 February 2026 Morgan Creek at Morgan Creek Park	Alyssa Theodor Creek mostly melted with a little bit of ice on edges 7 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description
17 February 2026 Springbrook Creek @ N Circle Ave, Bloomingdale	Elizabeth Bolivar 4 parameters tested ▾ air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
17 February 2026 Springbrook Creek @ S Maple Ave, Itasca	Elizabeth Bolivar 5 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs
17 February 2026 Lake Charles at Beach Inlet	Darlene Garay the reading was 10 Quantabs and possibly could have been higher, but that's as high as the test strip goes 8 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, chloride, current weather, current weather description, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, water level
17 February 2026 Ewing Park II Sugar Creek Monitoring Site (#7)	Katie Vogler 6 parameters tested ▾ ice on, chloride, current weather, odour, weather in the past 24hrs, water level
17 February 2026 Lake Killarney outlet dam (Cary, IL, 60013)	Eberhard Veit Ice melt 14 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, current weather, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water level, water temperature, water use
17 February 2026 Lake Killarney to Silver Lake Creek (Cary, IL, 60013)	Eberhard Veit Oily sheen appears to be natural from decay of organic matter. 13 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, current weather, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, secchi depth (clarity), water level, water temperature
17 February 2026 Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) Sugar Creek Monitoring Site (#6)	Katie Vogler 5 parameters tested ▾ ice on, chloride, current weather, weather in the past 24hrs, water level
17 February 2026 Thunderbird Trail Crossing of Klein Creek	David Bohnsack 71%Humidity, 29.89 in Hg, 5 mph SW winds 14 parameters tested ▾ ice on, air temperature, algae, chloride, clarity, colour, current weather, current weather description, odour, water surface, weather in the past 24hrs, weather in the past 24hrs description, secchi depth (clarity), water level

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