Observation

Tewkesbury Nature Reserve: Downstream of central foot bridge

River Swilgate

River or stream

QA status: Not yet checked

November 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM

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Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.8

  • Ammonia

    mg/L

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    2.9

  • Chlorine

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    0.25

  • Hardness

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    400

  • Alkalinity

    ppm

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    120

  • Conductivity

    μS/cm

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    750

  • Air temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    11.5

  • Water temperature

    °C

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    13.6

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    mg/L

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    0.7

  • Nitrate-nitrogen

    mg/L

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    10

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Notes

This observation was taken the day after a pollution incident. It has been notified to the Environment Agency who took samples. Dead fish were seen yesterday. The cause was thought to be farm slurry. Unpleasant smell persisting today. Extra reading of phosphate taken on Hanna checker. Reading was 2.08ppm

Location description
Flowing water, small river. Downstream of bridge and SUDS inflow.