Dataset

Winter Chloride Watch

Dataset by National Great Rivers

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 25 January 2025

    Forest Preserves of Cook County - Kickapoo Woods by David Schmid

    Bright day overall. As the day progressed the southerly breeze turned more to the southwest and gained strength. Friday was somewhat colder and more overcast, though peeks of sun during the day. No precipitation for either day with 55 percent humidity.

  • 25 January 2025

    Lily Cache Creek by John Griffis

    Could not measure depth; frozen over completely except for a small patch of water over the ice. This is where I obtained water to measure chloride, pH and conductivity

  • 25 January 2025

    South Branch Kish by Laurie Cisneros

    some ice on edge of river

  • 25 January 2025

    Lily Cache Creek by John Griffis

    Depth 0.27 m but not the same spot as depth is usually measured due to creek mostly frozen over with the exception of one riffle.

  • 25 January 2025

    Ferson Creek at Randall Road bike trail bridge by Rod Allen

  • 25 January 2025

    Evans Field - Des Plaines River -Trail Marker 215 by Serena Pesch

    The water was mostly frozen throughout the entire waterway. I was able to get this sample by walking about 400 ft south of the mile marker where I normally sample.

  • 24 January 2025

    South Branch of Kishwaukee River at N. 1st Street by Patty Ruback

    River was frozen and I was not able to get a sample.

  • 24 January 2025

    West Ridge Nature Park Pond by Hannah Dove

    Unable to grab chloride readings at normally selected location due to hard ice build-up. Switched to local stream feeding into waterway.

  • 24 January 2025

    West Ridge Nature Park Pond by Hannah Dove

    Unable to grab chloride readings at normally selected location due to hard ice build-up. Switched to local stream feeding into waterway.

  • 22 January 2025

    Bensenville at Irving by Tom Kubica

    Unable to take reading as entire creek was frozen. Checked Approximately 100 feet up and down stream but still frozen.

  • 22 January 2025

    Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve by Tom Kubica

    Ice on Creek edges. Middle open. Windy. 15 Mallard Ducks. 62 Canadian Geese

  • 19 January 2025

    West Branch Du Page River by Lawrence Hjorth

    The weather was clear, sunny, and cold. There were pieces of ice in the river but the river was completely open.

  • 18 January 2025

    North Branch Chicago River - California Park by sophie lemisch

  • 18 January 2025

    Cress Creek by Cindy McCullagh

    A lot of local salting during the previous week, salt still standing on some roadways and sidewalks.

  • 18 January 2025

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