Observation

Elford Walled Garden

Tame

River or stream

June 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM

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Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy
    • Windy
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Overcast and breezy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy
    • Windy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Heavy rain


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory
  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    780 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    19 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    18 °C

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    .15 mg/L

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    1.5 mg/L


Notes

Paddle board earlier on in the week evidence of lots of water birds, Egyptian geese, swans and cygnets, little grebe, mallards. Also pair of woodpeckers. As I was testing 3 chaps went by in Canadian canoe on their way to Burton.