Observation

Spring Creek- RVC Amphitheater

Spring Creek

River or stream

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February 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    0% cloud cover, north breeze at 2.1 meters per second

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Mostly cloudy, light snow showers within previous 12 hours, 2cm accumulation

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Urban/road discharge

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Other

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    0.2

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

    0.1

  • Oxygen

    mg/L

    Unspecified equipment (dissolved oxygen in mg/L)

    8

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Other multimeter (temperature)

    0.1

  • Chloride

    ppm

    Unspecified equipment (chloride)

    164

  • pH

    Unspecified equipment (pH)

    7.2

  • Ammonia

    ppm

    Other equipment in ppm

    0.1

  • Ammonia

    ppm

    Unspecified equipment (ammonia)

    0.1

  • Nitrates

    mg/L

    Unspecified equipment (nitrates)

    2.2

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    mg/L

    Unspecified equipment (nitrate-nitrogen)

    0.5

Physical tests

  • Water depth

    m

    Unspecified equipment (water depth)

    2.1

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    m

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    Bottom visible

Other tests

  • Ice on

    Community scientist interpretation

    On

Notes

Turbidity: 40 JTU Nitrite: 0 ppm

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.