Spring Creek : Spring Creek

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Observed by
Ron Haimbaugh

Observed on: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600
Testers Ron Haimbaugh
Associated with:
National Great Rivers : Winter Chloride Watch
Lat: 42.0245586
Lng: -88.0604839

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Chloride ppm 564.0

Air temperature °C 1.11

Weather

Current weather

cloudy

Cloudy day. Temp was 1.11 degrees Celsius. It was warm enough that the salt was melting snow on the streets.

Weather in previous 24 hours

rainy

It snowed most of the day. The snow was heavy and very wet with about 7.62 cm accumulation. This was our first snow of the year.

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Notes

Several parking lots in the immediate area have drains that empty into the creek so I expected a high count. During the summer I have not seen many animals in this creek, now I know one possible explanation.