Observation

SCN Steyning Downland

Tanyard Stream

River or stream

May 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Recent precipitation

    Community scientist interpretation

    More than 72 hours ago

Qualitative readings

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low

Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    16 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    12.1 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    492 μS/cm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

    Regulatory

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    150 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    150 ppm

  • Nitrate

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    5 mg/L

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    ≤ 0 mg/L