Alton Flood Meadows, Downstream of footbridge : North Wey at Alton

Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Observed by
Judith Ineson

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.0
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 250.0
Nitrates ppm What's this? 3.5
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 220.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 552.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 23.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 15.9
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.0

Qualitative

Algae What's this? No
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Urban/road discharge
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Clear
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Sun starting to break through the clouds
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
Hot!

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Notes

Very low water, river bed showing in many places. Only about 5cm deep where I got the test water.
Shoal of minnows, fleeing under the bridge whenever anyone got close. I have heard that someone had put traps under the bridge and quite a few dead minnows were found in them.