Observation

Muddy Creek Preserve

Muddy Creek #1 (NE)

River or stream

April 29, 2026 at 9:06 AM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-04-29, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: Based on previous readings, conductivity's result of 1119μS/cm is outside the expected range of 1411.24-2260.76μS/cm.

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Unspecified teststrips (pH)

    7.8

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120 ppm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    1,119 μS/cm

  • Nitrate

    Hach teststrips (nitrate)

    2 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    11 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    15 °C

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    6 mg/L

  • Turbidity

    Unspecified equipment (turbidity)

    45 NTU