Observation

Corriell Nature Preserve

Cedar River #2

River or stream

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April 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy
    • Windy

  • Recent precipitation

    12-24 hours ago

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified teststrips (pH)

    7.8

  • Alkalinity

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120

  • Chlorine

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    <= 0

  • Hardness

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200

  • Conductivity

    μS/cm

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    481

  • Nitrates

    mg/L

    Hach teststrips (nitrates)

    10

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    21

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    10

  • Oxygen

    mg/L

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    6

  • Turbidity

    NTU

    Unspecified equipment (turbidity)

    7

Recent photos

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Notes

Conductivity & Nitrates tested later at room temperature

Land use
Forest
Bank vegetation
Trees and shrubs, Grass
Location description
Primary Land Use: Emergent woody herbaceous wetlands, with patches of woody wetland and grassland throughout. Cultivated crops is the primary land usage to the immediate NW, W and SW of the property. Woody wetlands are present immediately to the NE, E, and SE of the property. The Cedar River runs along the SE boundary of the property, flowing S, with an anabranch extending through the property, entering from the N. Low lying area with minimum predicted topographic influence. Slightly elevated plateau to the NW of property. |||Parcel & Surrounding Land Use Composition: 13% Open Water/ 4% Developed/ 1% Barren Land/ 0.3% Forest/ 6% Pasture & Grasslands/ 27% Crops/ 49% Wetlands