Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 15 February 2025

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

    no evidence of salt on local roads; ice free areas about 1/3 of total stream surface

  • 15 February 2025

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

    streets icy until noon. no evidence of salt on local roads. open ice in midstream

  • 15 February 2025

    Bourbonnais Creek Upstream by ONU Earth & Space Sciences River Keepers

    Quantab units reached 9.4 on the high-value tabs, indicating that the Cl- value is greater than 6852 ppm.

  • 15 February 2025

    Harry J. Wolf by Harry Wolf

    Recent weather has been cold with snow on Wednesday (2-12) and again on Friday (2-14). Local streets were heavily salted due to snow storms and cold. Site was monitored because of short warm up, I thought there might be more runoff. Also note that riparian areas around site are being clear-cut of invasive species resulting in bare banks and area.

  • 15 February 2025

    Terrace View Park Pond in Lombard, IL by Tony Ream

    Pond is pretty much frozen over now except for a couple small holes near the pond discharge. Finally had a good amount of snow this last month.

  • 14 February 2025

    South Branch Kishwaukee River at College Ave. by WILLIAM MARTIN

  • 14 February 2025

    Watson Creek - Inflow to East Lagoon at Montgomery to Faraday pedestrian bridge by WILLIAM MARTIN

    actual test strip reading was 8.4 on the Quantab strip well above the maximum reading of 643ppm which would be a reading of 7.8

  • 14 February 2025

    Bourbonnais Creek Upstream by ONU Earth & Space Sciences River Keepers

    Measurement is actually 6852+ ppm Cl-, but the field doesn't allow or a higher measurement than 5000 ppm Cl-. This value was duplicated for verification purposes. Another reading earlier at 4:00 PM read 9.2, which maxed out even the high-value Quantab strip's conversion chart. Photos attached. LOTS of salt added to roads for this storm.

  • 13 February 2025

    Spring Brook in St. James Farm Forest Preserve by Jay Gilbert

    In anticipation of the snowfall Wednesday night (2/12/2025), the roads were salted and/or salt brined.

  • 11 February 2025

    Nippersink Creek at the Keystone Landing in McHenry County Conservation District's Glacial Park Conservation Area by Sue Rose

    No snow on the ground. Water level in the creek was a bit lower than normal.