Location

River Bend Forest Preserve site

Sangamon River

Sangamon River in Illinois

Dataset summary

River Bend Forest Preserve site has data for colour, odour, water_use, on_the_water_s_surface, clarity, water_level, air_temperature, water_temperature, chloride, ph, Ice on, current_weather, previous_weather, algae, pollution_sources, nitrate_nitrogen, flow, conductivity, current_weather_description, and previous_weather_description from 7 November 2021 to 13 February 2026.

40.186875, -88.420136

Summary of quantitative results

Guidelines for exceedances are based on: United States

  • Chemistry tests

    • Nitrate-nitrogen

      mg/L

      Unspecified equipment (nitrate-nitrogen)

      5.6

      Latest

      5.6

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Conductivity

      μS/cm

      Other pen-type meter (conductivity)

      493.0

      Latest

      542.88

      Average

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    • pH

      Unspecified equipment (pH)

      7.8

      Latest

      7.63

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Air temperature

      °C

      Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

      3.9

      Latest

      6.33

      Average

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    • Water temperature

      °C

      Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

      2.9

      Latest

      4.58

      Average

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  • Physical tests

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Location description
This site on the large gravel bar located on the west bank of the river about 160 feet upstream of the giant log jam. The exact location is strait forward as you exit the foot path onto the gravel bar.