Observation

Long Run Creek - Homer Glen, IL

Long Run Creek

River or stream

May 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Air Temp 77 F (25 C), Cloudy, Wind SSW 17 mph, Humidity 73%, Precip 0.04", Rain in forecast for today.

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny with strong winds, High/Low Air Temp's 86 F (30 C) to 63 F (17 C), Precip 0

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Same as last time.

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Litter, Natural debris

Physical tests

  • Ice on

    Community scientist interpretation

    false

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Unspecified equipment (air temperature)

    25 °C

  • Chloride

    Unspecified equipment (chloride)

    137 ppm

Notes

Used remaining 2 test strips on today's water sample. The results were identical.