Observation

Bank Car Park

River Wey

River or stream

September 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Cloudy
  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    dry, intermittent cloud

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

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

    Community scientist interpretation

    Showers


Qualitative readings

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    I'm not sure


Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural debris

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Urban/road discharge

  • 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

    19 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    14.9 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    599 μS/cm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.0

    Regulatory
  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    180 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    2 mg/L

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    ≤ 0 mg/L


Notes

River Wey is dry at my usual testing site in the Flood Meadows, so tested in the Bank car park instead. Images are of the debris on the surface and of the algae? underwater and on the surface.