St Catherines swimming spot : River Wey

Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Observed by
Alyson Canton

Observation report

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Water quality tests

✓ Quality checked by 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 mg/L What's this? 0.5
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 120.0
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 285.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 8.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 8.6
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.05

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Opaque
Pollution What's this? Urban/road discharge
Algae Type What's this? Evenly dispersed, Not sure
Water Flow What's this? Surging
Water Uses What's this? Swimming, Boating
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Brown
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

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Latest photos

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Notes

There has been a lot of rainfall recently and the water was brown with sediment as is normal when there is high rainfall here.