Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve : Salt Creek

Wood Dale, Illinois, United States

Observed by
Tom Kubica
  • Observed on: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:44:00 -0500
  • Testers Tom Kubica
  • Associated with:
    Winter Chloride Watchers
  • Lat: 41.9546929
  • Lng: -87.988193

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

Chloride ppm What's this? 210.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 7.2
Water temperature °C What's this? 11.3
Ice off What's this?

Since: 2024-04-24

Weather

Current weather What's this?
!0 MPH winds, gusting slightly. Overcast gray skies.
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Overcast skies, Windy 13.9 degrees Celsius.

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Notes

Water levels down from previous weeks. Tree that had fallen over West side of bridge has been removed. 1 large log still in water up against bridge.
Saw 8 squirrels.
1 - Double Crested cormorant, 1 = Great Blue heron, 1 - Red-tailed hawk, 3 - Blue jays, 1 - Black-capped chickadee, 2 - Red-bellied woodpeckers, 3 - American Robins, 1 - Northern cardinal, 2 - Song Sparrows, 4 - Red-winged blackbirds.