Sangamon River Forest Preserve site

Sangamon River

Fisher, Illinois, United States

Sampling location is on the east bank immediately downstream of the confluence of Wildcat Slough and the Sangamon River at the Sangamon River Forest Preserve.

Location created by
Bruce M Colravy
  • Group: Winter Chloride Watchers
  • Site ID: R03-001-03
  • Lat: 40.2790511
  • Lng: -88.3510423
  • Waterbody Type: River
  • Timezone: America/Chicago

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The chloride value entered was 33 because that was the lowest value on the conversion chart, the actual value will be a little less.

15 May 10:11 by Bruce M Colravy

The chloride value entered was 33 because that was the lowest value on the conversion chart, the actual value will be a little less.

01 May 10:43 by Bruce M Colravy

33 was the value entered for chloride ppm because that was the lowest number on the conversion chart. The actual value is a little less.
Discharge was taken from USGS gage 05570910

17 Apr 10:18 by Bruce M Colravy

Monitoring delayed a week due to flooding.
The actual chloride value entered is less than 33ppm, because 33 is the lowest value on the conversion chart.

10 Apr 09:31 by Bruce M Colravy

Many adult stoneflies observed at the site.
33 is recorded for chloride. That is the smallest number on the conversion chart. The actual number is slightly less than 33.

20 Mar 05:21 by Bruce M Colravy

The actual value for chloride (mg/l) is slightly less than 33. I entered 33 because 33 was the lowest value on the conversion chart.
Male spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) were vocal in a pool near the monitoring site. These harbingers of spring bring a welcome sound.
1 adult winter stonefly observed

06 Mar 09:23 by Bruce M Colravy

The actual chloride reading was slightly less than 33 ppm. The lowest number on the conversion chart was 33.
An oily sheen was on a portion of the water.
Monitoring was delayed a week due to high water levels and excessive ice.

27 Feb 08:43 by Bruce M Colravy

Ice has prevented operation of river gage #05570910 discharge, so cfs flow has been unavailable.

Birds were noticeably more vocal than they have been the last several weeks.

06 Feb 11:57 by Bruce M Colravy

No wildlife observed.
The chloride ppm(mg/L) value is entered as 33 because that is the lowest value on the conversion card. The true value is a little less.

09 Jan 11:45 by Bruce M Colravy

The chloride ppm(mg/L) value is entered as 33 because that is the lowest value on the conversion card. The true value is a little less.

26 Dec 11:11 by Bruce M Colravy