Collected Data

Water Quality Data on the Chicago River

The Watershed Community Report is supported by Friends of the Chicago River. Here you will find water quality and habitat data about the Chicago River submitted by Adopt A River Schools.

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Who can use the Watershed Community Report?

The Watershed Community Report is a resource free to the public. Anyone may view the site and run reports to obtain water quality data; however, only member schools can enter data.

You can use the Watershed Community Report to…

Get data on:

Water chemistry
Dissolved oxygen, pH, phoshate, nitrate, turbidity, biological oxygen demand, temperature, total dissolved solids, and fecal coliform

Biology
Macroinvertebrate surveys and water quality data based on macroinvertebrates

Habitat assessment

Run reports by:

School, testing location, or date

View a map of adopted sites

View journal/blog pages for each participating school

Since schools use a variety of water quality testing equipment, the type of testing equipment is noted. If you have questions, please contact us.