Observation

Wyke Beck 2

Wyke Beck

River or stream

May 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Overnight showers

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    no

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Steady

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    0.75 mg/L

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    465 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    15 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14.6 °C

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    0.02 mg/L

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

Notes

Fallen branches and a car tyre in the beck upstream of the sampling site.