Observation

Turkey Creek Nature Preserve

Turkey Creek #2 (N)

River or stream

April 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-04-15, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: oxygen's result of 3.5mg/L is outside the expected range of 4.55-13.45mg/L ( standard deviations from the historical mean for this location).

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

  • 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)

    8.4

    Regulatory

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120 ppm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    557 μS/cm

  • Nitrate

    Hach teststrips (nitrate)

    3.5 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    30 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    19 °C

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    3.5 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Turbidity

    Unspecified equipment (turbidity)

    45 NTU

Notes

Conductivity & Nitrates tested later at room temperature.