Observation

Rouge River

River

River or stream

April 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM

QA status: Needs review

This observation is under review by Water Rangers, last updated on 2026-07-09, and has not been marked as checked yet. Details are below.

Review needed: conductivity's result of 1497μS/cm is outside the expected range of 471.5-1414.5μS/cm (50.0% difference from the historical median for this location).

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
    • Rainy

Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    8.4

    Regulatory

  • Oxygen

    Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

    9.0 mg/L

    Regulatory

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    200 ppm

  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    180 ppm

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    1,497 μS/cm

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    20 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    11.7 °C

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm