Observation

Muddy Creek Preserve

Muddy Creek #1 (NE)

River or stream

February 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Chemistry tests

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    150 ppm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    1,846 μS/cm

  • Nitrate

    Hach teststrips (nitrate)

    2 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    9 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    7 °C

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    9.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (45 cm)

    15.5 NTU

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory

Notes

Conductivity and Nitrates were tested later at room temperature.