Blacknest entrance : Virginia Water Lake

Sunningdale, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Observed by
Rosie Deane

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 6.8
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 100.0
Nitrates ppm What's this? 0.2
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 15.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 13.0
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.02

Qualitative

Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Opaque
Pollution What's this? Industrial discharge
Algae Type What's this? Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Uses What's this? Fishing
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? Natural debris

Wildlife

Plant
Plant What's this?
Bird
Bird What's this?

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Light cloud and sunshine.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Rain overnight and short shower a couple of hours prior to observation

Latest photos

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Notes

Water looked very dirty brown due to suspected sewage discharge. Hard to observe Phosphate and Nitrate results because everything looked brown! Even the swans had brown heads and necks