Des Plaines River
River Grove, Illinois, United States
Location is between 1/4 -1/3 rd of a mile off of the parking lot (Evans Field Grove 1) located at Thatcher and Bloomingdale, walking west on the trail (south end). Testing will be conducted on the Des Plaines River between mile marker 215 - Sunset Bridge. Depending on accessibility and whether i.e. snow/ice. Water seems pretty still in this area, no known danger is evident.
Location created by
Serena Pesch
- Group: National Great Rivers : Winter Chloride Watch
- Lat: 41.9131463
- Lng: -87.8332516
- Waterbody Type: River
- Timezone: America/Chicago
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The location of this testing was about 100 feet from the originally testing site due to excessive mud.
The water was mostly frozen throughout the entire waterway. I was able to get this sample by walking about 400 ft south of the mile marker where I normally sample.