Veteran Acres Pond
Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
The pond is near the neighborhood so it’s a two-lane entry/exit just east of Walkup Road. Extending up off 2nd street. Slow down when driving since there will be a sign saying “Oakwood Lodge”. It will show the arrows from going in and out.
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- Group: National Great Rivers : Winter Chloride Watch
- Lat: 42.24909
- Lng: -88.3185554
- Waterbody Type: Pond
- Timezone: US/Central
Latest photos
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2025-02-26
There was still ice left on the water, slowly breaking, so I took a sample from the open water th...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2025-01-31
After it rained, I went out to take a sample, and all the ice melted, which was a nice view of th...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-12-31
The area was icy every time I went there, but there was a bit of water and breakable, so not too ...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-11-28
There was so much wetland plants, plus the geese and ducks seemed that they were enjoying the pon...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-05-09
After it rained, I took this sampling toward the far corner and it seemed to have more chloride l...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-05-09
There was so much green stuff due to the rain? After the rain, it was around the 50s and I took s...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-04-06
When I arrived, there were already geese hanging out by the pond so, I sampled around the area wh...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-03-11
It seems like the higher the warmth, the more increase in chlorine levels. Probably due to the ch...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-02-07
There was some green goop that resembled frog eggs! Also, the ice was breakable toward the edge o...
Veteran Acres Pond : Veteran Acres - Sterne Woods (Oakwoods Lodge)
Observed on
2024-01-08
The pond was icy, but not too icy since the ice broke easily.