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These forms are available when dataset administrators create a new dataset. By using these, you're aligning protocols with some well-designed monitoring protocols. To use these, create a new dataset.

Thames 21 - Outfall monitoring Help about

  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other
  • Current precipitation Help about None, Light, Moderate, Heavy, Torrential
  • Recent precipitation Help about Within the last 12 hours, 12-24 hours ago, 24-48 hours ago, 48-72 hours ago, More than 72 hours ago, I don't know
  • Outfall flow Help about No flow, Trickle, Low, Moderate, High
  • Outfall impact Help about No visible impact, Within 2 metres, Between 2 and 10 metres, Between 10 and 30 metres, Greater than 30 metres
  • Outfall aesthetics Help about No odour or discoloration, Faint smell and/or slight discoloration, Mild smell, discoloration, and small covering of sewage fungus, Strong smell, discoloration, large covering of sewage fungus, Gross smell, sewage, significant sewage fungus, extensive problem
  • Sewage fungus coverage Help about Not present, Trace, Thin, Thick, Massive
  • Pollution signs Help about White, opaque water, Blue-coloured water, Yellow-coloured water, Tea-coloured, brown water, Black, slity water, Foam or scum on water, Sewage-related debris, Cooking oil or fat, Food waste, Vehicle oil, Silt or construction materials, Other
  • Conductivity: Help about Other pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • pH: Help about Other pen-type meter (pH)
  • Turbidity: Help about Turbidity tube (45 cm)
  • E. coli: Help about Other lab test in CFU/100 mL
  • Enterococci: Help about Most probable number (MPN/100 mL)
  • Oxygen: Help about YSI meter (dissolved oxygen %)
  • Total dissolved solids (TDS): Help about Other pen-type meter (TDS)
  • Total suspended solids (TSS): Help about Gravimetric method
  • Water depth: Help about Ruler (metric)
  • Flow: Help about Bucket

The Rivers Trust - National River Survey Help about

  • Water temperature: Help about HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (temperature)
  • Conductivity: Help about HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (conductivity)
  • Turbidity: Help about Turbidity tube (50 cm)
  • Phosphate: Help about Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)
  • Nitrate-nitrogen: Help about WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrate-nitrogen)
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Rain in previous 24 hours Help about None, Brief light rain or showers, Persistent light – moderate rain, Heavy and/or prolonged rain
  • Vegetation on shore or riverbank Help about No plants – bare soil, No plants – paved or hard surface, Short herb grasses , Tall plants (grasses, flowers), Scrub or shrubs (woody stems), Saplings, Mature trees, Other
  • Aquatic vegetation Help about Not visible, Absent, Less than 5%, 5 to 33%, More than 33%
  • Problem plant species spotted during survey (UK) Help about None, Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, Giant hogweed, Skunk cabbage, Curly waterweed, Floating pennywort, Other
  • Wildlife spotted during survey (UK) Help about None, Otter, Dipper, Water vole, Kingfisher, Dragonflies / damselflies, Heron, Fish, Grey wagtail, Bat, Mayflies / caddisflies, Other
  • Outfalls, pipes and drains Help about No outfall observed, Outfall present – no flow, Outfall present – flowing, Flow causing discolouration, Flow causing odour, Other
  • Evidence of recent pollution Help about None, Small amount, Moderate amount, Large amount, Other
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Natural obstacles to fish or flow Help about None, Debris dam - partial, Debris dam - full width, Fallen tree, Other
  • Channel bed materials Help about Bedrock, Boulders, Cobble, Gravel - pebble, Sand, Silt / clay, Artificial, Not visible, Other
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Nitrite-nitrogen: Help about WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrite-nitrogen)
  • Ammonia-nitrogen: Help about Simplex Health teststrip (ammonia-nitrogen - low range)
  • Estimated width at water level: Help about Community scientist estimate (width)
  • Estimated average water depth: Help about Community scientist estimate (depth)

Water Rangers: E. coli testkit Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Conductivity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • E. coli: Help about Roth R-Card 1mL (E. coli)
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Water Rangers: Education testkit Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • Conductivity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • Chlorine: Help about Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
  • pH: Help about Taylor teststrips (pH)
  • Alkalinity: Help about Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
  • Hardness: Help about Taylor teststrips (hardness), Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (carbonate hardness)
  • Secchi depth (clarity): Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Oxygen: Help about Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)
  • Water depth: Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Salinity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppm)
  • Nitrate: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrate)
  • Nitrite: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrites)
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Water Rangers: Freshwater explorer testkit (North America) Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • Conductivity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • Chlorine: Help about Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
  • pH: Help about Taylor teststrips (pH)
  • Alkalinity: Help about Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
  • Hardness: Help about Taylor teststrips (hardness)
  • Secchi depth (clarity): Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Oxygen: Help about Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)
  • Water depth: Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about

Water Rangers: Freshwater testkit (UK) Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • Conductivity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • Chlorine: Help about Taylor teststrips (chlorine)
  • pH: Help about Taylor teststrips (pH)
  • Alkalinity: Help about Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)
  • Hardness: Help about Taylor teststrips (hardness)
  • Nitrate-nitrogen: Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)
  • Phosphate-phosphorus: Help about Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)
  • E. coli: Help about Roth R-Card ECC-A (E. coli, total coliform)
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Water Rangers: Ocean explorer testkit Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • Salinity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (salinity in ppth)
  • pH: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (pH)
  • Hardness: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (carbonate hardness)
  • Nitrate: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrate)
  • Nitrite: Help about API 5-in-1 teststrips (nitrites)
  • Oxygen: Help about Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)
  • Secchi depth (clarity): Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Water depth: Help about Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about
  • Water surface Help about None, Foam, Scum, Litter, Oily sheen, Natural debris, Floating algae
  • Pollution sources Help about Industrial discharge, Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge, Highway discharge, Other
  • Water use Help about Fishing, Swimming, Boating, Irrigation, Public water supply, Ceremonial, Other
  • Algae Help about None, Cladophora, Evenly dispersed, Floating mats, Attached, Blue-green scum, I'm not sure
  • Water flow Help about Still, Slow, Steady, Surging
  • Water level Help about Dry, Low, Average, High, Very high (bank full), Flooded
  • Colour Help about Colourless, Blue, Green, Brown, Grey, Yellow, White/milky, Other
  • Clarity Help about Clear, Cloudy, Opaque
  • Odour Help about None, Sewage, Petroleum, Algae, Natural, Other

Water Rangers: Winter testkit Help about

  • Air temperature: Help about Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app
  • Water temperature: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)
  • Conductivity: Help about Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)
  • Chloride: Help about Hach teststrips (chloride - low range)
  • Ice presence Help about Ice on, Ice off
  • Current weather Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Current weather description Help about
  • Weather in the past 24hrs Help about Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Windy, Snowy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description Help about