Round Meadow Lake in Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in DuPage County, IL
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States
This is the large lake near the parking lot in DuPage County's Hidden Lake Forest Preserve. The water is fairly still. No danger.
Location created by
Jane Barnett
- Group: National Great Rivers : Winter Chloride Watch
- Lat: 41.8296568
- Lng: -88.0516199
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Chicago
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The lake was mostly frozen over, but by moving about 100 yards away from my usual site, the ice was thinner, and I could get water. There was significantly less chloride than any other time I've tested this lake.
I did two tests today to check accuracy of the test strips. It rained pretty hard for about 30 minutes just after I started the first test. I waited until that was over to do the second test. The second test came out a little higher, and with rounding up, I reported it .2 Quantab Units higher (14 ppms). The first test was at 154 and the second was 168, so I averaged these and reported 160 in my results above.
Please let me know if I need to do this another way. I wasn't able to do two separate observations.