Observation

Halton Moor Cartmell Drive

Wyke Beck

River or stream

September 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy but bright very light breeze

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Rainy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny spells during day and heavy overnight rain


Chemistry tests

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    0.19 mg/L

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    0.17 mg/L

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.2

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    150 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    435 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    15 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    13.8 °C


Notes

Steady flowing water. Slightly cloudy in deep sections. Clean gravel in shallow sections. Major work in the vicinity to address burst sewer main just downstream.