Observation

Kyd Brook S.W.O upstream

Kyd Brook

River or stream

May 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Dry and sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Overcast and dry


Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Opaque

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Small brook, people, animals and wildlife enjoy the water

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Contained debris due to low water levels


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural debris


Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low


Chemistry tests

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - low range)

    0.15 mg/L

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    1.59 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Other thermometer

    18 °C

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (45 cm)

    17 NTU

  • Conductivity

    Other pen-type meter (conductivity)

    681 μS/cm

  • Total dissolved solids (TDS)

    Other pen-type meter (TDS)

    463 ppm

  • Water temperature

    Other multimeter (temperature)

    13.5 °C


Notes

At this site today to carry out riverfly monitoring. Water levels are low 10-15 cm at deepest point in this stretch with debris/silt causing the water to be a little murky. Base has some sit but stones are still visible. There is lots of natural debris, it is a woodland afterall. Gammarus x 325 RMI = 3 + hoglouse x 1 Leech x 1