Sandy Creek in Elgin Township Wetland preserve : Sandy Creek

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Observed by
Holly Hudson
  • Observed on: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:30:00 -0500
  • Testers Holly Hudson
  • Associated with:
    Winter Chloride Watchers
  • Lat: 42.0439865
  • Lng: -88.3536172

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

Chloride ppm What's this? 92.0

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Overcast, air temperature 44F, breezy at 5-10mph, gusts to 15-20mph.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Rain off and on yesterday afternoon, overnight, and this morning, totaling 0.93 inches per nearby personal weather station (KILELGIN122).

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Notes

Water level somewhat elevated due to recent rains; water turbid, light brown in color. No overland runoff. Less than 1 inch of snow fell four days ago but melted within two days.