Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 30 October 2025

    Ron Haimbaugh by Ron Haimbaugh

    We are experiencing drought conditions so the water level was very low, but it was still flowing. No critters because it's been close to freezing at night. The water was much clearer than normal.

  • 22 October 2025

    Ewing Park II Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 22 October 2025

    Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 22 October 2025

    Fairview Park Sugar Creek Stewards Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 6 October 2025

    Farmdale Reservoir by Robert Rowe

    chemical tests were made on October 6, 2025; Low water, relatively dry month preceding. Conductivity was over 2000; (literally off the scale of my hach meter. Chloride seems very high for early fall. Nitrate and phosphate tests were done with WiseH2O test strips: phosphate reading was approx. 500 ppb; Nitrate was 2.0 ppm Biological survey and data on flow rate was done on September 15th; (waiting on confirmation of biological data with RiverWatch. Stream goes through forested park area, but is down stream from suburban and agricultural areas.

  • 1 October 2025

    Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 1 October 2025

    Fairview Park Sugar Creek Stewards Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 1 October 2025

    Ewing Park II Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 10 September 2025

    Fairview Park Sugar Creek Stewards Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 10 September 2025

    Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 27 August 2025

    Fairview Park Sugar Creek Stewards Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 27 August 2025

    Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD) Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

  • 27 August 2025

    Ewing Park II Sugar Creek Monitoring Site by Katie Vogler

    Low water levels

  • 21 August 2025

    Ron Haimbaugh by Ron Haimbaugh

    The creek's water level was high with much higher flow than usual. It was interesting that I did see small fish, but no frogs. The whole area is really overgrown. There was trash in the water. Next Spring when the weeds are low I will try to pull some of the trash out of the creek.