Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 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.

  • 24 July 2025

    Ron Haimbaugh by Ron Haimbaugh

    Water level in the creek was low. Saw tadpoles but no frogs or fish.