Observation

Churn Bridge

Kit Brook

River or stream

June 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
    • Windy

  • Rain in previous 24 hours

    Community scientist interpretation

    Heavy and/or prolonged rain

Qualitative readings

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy

Plants/wildlife

  • Aquatic vegetation

    Community scientist interpretation

    Submerged (fully under the water) Not visible
    Plants floating on the surface Not visible
    Plants emerging out of the water Not visible
    Algae (crusts or thin mats) Not visible
    Algae (thick mats, can be free floating) Not visible

  • Vegetation on shore or riverbank

    Community scientist interpretation

    Short plants (grasses, flowers), Scrub or shrubs (woody stems)

  • Problem plant species spotted during survey (UK)

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Wildlife spotted during survey (UK)

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Evidence of recent pollution

    Community scientist interpretation

    None None

  • Outfalls, pipes and drains

    Community scientist interpretation

    No outfall observed

Physical tests

  • Estimated width at water level

    Community scientist estimate (width)

    3 m

  • Estimated average water depth

    Community scientist estimate (depth)

    1 m

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Surging

  • Natural obstacles to fish or flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Channel bed materials

    Community scientist interpretation

    Not visible

Chemistry tests

  • Water temperature

    HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (temperature)

    17.7 °C

  • Conductivity

    HM Digital COM-100 multimeter (conductivity)

    391 μS/cm

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (50 cm)

    < 12 NTU

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    0.21 mg/L

  • Nitrate

    WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrate-nitrogen)

    2 mg/L

  • Nitrite

    WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrite-nitrogen)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • Ammonia

    Simplex Health teststrip (ammonia-nitrogen - low range)

    ≤ 0 mg/L