Observation

Allerton Grange CSO - below

Gledhow Beck

River or stream

May 28, 2026 at 8:25 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Heavy overnight rain.

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Scum

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Average

Chemistry tests

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    0.27 mg/L

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    ≤ 6.4

    Regulatory

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    2 mg/L

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    40 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    328 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    10 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    12.6 °C

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    1.03 mg/L

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    5 mg/L