Observation

Woolsington Ponds

Ouseburn

River or stream

July 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Rain in previous 24 hours

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brief light rain or showers

Qualitative readings

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

Plants/wildlife

  • Aquatic vegetation

    Community scientist interpretation

    Submerged (fully under the water) Absent
    Plants floating on the surface Absent
    Plants emerging out of the water 5 to 33%
    Algae (crusts or thin mats) Absent
    Algae (thick mats, can be free floating) Absent

  • Vegetation on shore or riverbank

    Community scientist interpretation

    Tall plants (grasses, flowers), Scrub or shrubs (woody stems), Saplings

  • 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 average water depth

    Community scientist estimate (depth)

    0.05 m

  • Estimated width at water level

    Community scientist estimate (width)

    0.3 m

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Natural obstacles to fish or flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Channel bed materials

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cobble, Gravel - pebble

Chemistry tests

  • Water temperature

    HM Digital EC-3 multimeter (temperature)

    16.8 °C

  • Conductivity

    HM Digital EC-3 multimeter (conductivity)

    854 μS/cm

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (50 cm)

    ≤ 12 NTU

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    0.47 mg/L

  • Nitrate

    WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrate-nitrogen)

    0.5 mg/L

  • Nitrite

    WaterWorks Nitrate/Nitrite Test Strips (nitrite-nitrogen)

    ≤ 0 mg/L

  • Ammonia

    Simplex Health teststrip (ammonia-nitrogen - low range)

    ≤ 0 mg/L