Observation

Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve

Salt Creek

River or stream

March 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear blue skies with a few wispy clouds. Mild wind. Pleasant.

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cooler than today. More clouds.

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Issue reporting

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Highway discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Very high (bank full)

  • Secchi depth (clarity)

    Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

    bottom visible m

  • Ice presence

    Community scientist interpretation

    Ice off

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    11.5 °C

  • Water temperature

    Unspecified equipment (water temperature)

    4.4 °C

  • Water temperature

    Other multimeter (temperature)

    4.4 °C

  • Chloride

    Unspecified equipment (chloride)

    314 ppm

Notes

Water very high and fast moving. Clear. Wildlife: 6- Mallard ducks, 1-Red-bellied woodpecker, 1-Downy woodpecker, 3-Bluejay, 2-Black-capped chickadees, 1-Brown creeper(Very cool!), 3-American robin, 1-Cedar waxwing(Also very cool!),1-Dark-eyed junco, 12-Red-winged blackbirds, 2-Northern cardinal. 1-Squirrel.