Location

Spring Creek- RVC Amphitheater

Spring Creek

Spring Creek in Illinois

Dataset summary

Spring Creek- RVC Amphitheater has data for oxygen, air_temperature, current_weather_description, water_level, clarity, current_weather, previous_weather, algae, odour, pollution_sources, water_use, colour, on_the_water_s_surface, water_temperature, previous_weather_description, chloride, ph, ammonia, nitrates, nitrate_nitrogen, water_depth, secchi_depth, and Ice on from 11 October 2022 to 10 February 2026.

42.306531, -88.994086

Summary of quantitative results

Guidelines for exceedances are based on: United States

  • Chemistry tests

    • Ammonia

      ppm

      Other equipment in ppm

      0.25

      Latest

      0.18

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Ammonia

      ppm

      Unspecified equipment (ammonia)

      0.1

      Latest

      0.1

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Oxygen

      mg/L

      Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L)

      9.0

      Latest

      9.19

      Average

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    • Nitrates

      mg/L

      Unspecified equipment (nitrates)

      8.8

      Latest

      5.5

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Nitrate-nitrogen

      mg/L

      Unspecified equipment (nitrate-nitrogen)

      2.0

      Latest

      1.25

      Average

      Not enough data for trend yet

      Trendlines will appear once >3 datapoints are entered.

    • Air temperature

      °C

      Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

      6.3

      Latest

      7.01

      Average

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    • Water temperature

      °C

      Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

      0.1

      Latest

      0.8

      Average

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  • Physical tests

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Location description
Running creek, active flow year round, slight impoundment on Rock Valley College campus, sample collected upstream of impoundment, flow continues to Rock River. Creek begins flow east of Interstate 39-90, flows under the interstate and 4 smaller roads prior to reaching sampling location. Sampling location is 972 meters downstream from the nearest bridge crossing the creek and this is a bridge on an internal campus road.