Location

Lake Kakusha

Mendota Creek

Mendota Creek in Illinois

Dataset summary

Lake Kakusha has data for previous_weather_description, current_weather_description, previous_weather, current_weather, Ice on, chloride, air_temperature, water_level, water_depth, and flow from 19 November 2022 to 13 January 2026.

Observations

  • 20 December 2025

    Amy Brewer

    December had 18 inches of snow, lots of ice and a day of rain. Lots of salt was used on the roads this month.

  • 22 November 2025

    Amy Brewer

    I wanted to get a baseline at all three of my spots today, but this one is still dry, It has been dry all month, so I thought I'd better grab the other two. I haven't seen this creek dry before, and it has been for at least two months.

  • 11 January 2024

    Amy Brewer

    I did a double test and they didn't quite come out the same. I rinsed both vials, and sampled at the same spot at almost exactly the same time. Not sure why, but they read different. I took the lower of the tow.

  • 20 December 2022

    Amy Brewer

    This is the starting point for the creek that runs through town and feeds the Little Vermillion River. This sample was taken two days before a big winter storm. I will collect again after the storm to record any change in chloride from the salt the street department uses to help keep roads usable from the big storm's ice/snow

Location description
Walk on trail to culvert, access creek on right side of culvert. Access here tests stream coming off the farm field. Water is moving, but creek is shallow and narrow, except during flooding in spring. There is no danger here, except during flooding.