Observation

Turkey Creek Nature Preserve

Turkey Creek #2 (N)

River or stream

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April 29, 2026 at 11:36 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

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)

    8.1

  • 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)

    564

  • Nitrate

    mg/L

    Hach teststrips (nitrates)

    3.5

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    13

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14

  • Oxygen

    mg/L

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    9

  • Turbidity

    NTU

    Unspecified equipment (turbidity)

    45

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Land use
Forest, Grassland shrub
Bank vegetation
Trees and shrubs, Grass
Location description
Primary Land Use: Primarily deciduous forest, pasture/hay, with strips of low intensity development (roads and isolated residential structures.) Small patch of shrub & scrub on the N half of unit. Some patches of cropland to the further reaching NE and NW of the property. Portions of wetlands & woody wetlands extending to the SW. Stream enters the property from the N and extends to the S border, exiting to the SE. Potential topographic influences from all directions, most directly from the E and W sides of the property. |||Parcel & Surrounding Land Use Composition: 7% Developed/ 62% Forest/ 20% Shrub, Pasture, & Grasslands/ 2% Crops/ 10% Wetlands