Category: Citizen Science
Rock Run Water Testing – February 2019

The mouth of Rock Run 2-2-19.
It was a beautiful winter day in Linn Run State Park with several inches of fresh snow.
Here are the results of water testing at the mouth of Rock Run recorded on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
Air Temperature – 30 degrees F
Water Temperature – 30 degrees F
pH – 6.5
Alkalinity – 2.2
Linn Run Gauge – 1.82
Discharge – 16.9
We also collected some snow in the area, allowed it to melt, and tested that.
The snow melt had a pH of 5.8 and an alkalinity of 2.2.
Rock Run Water Testing For January

Here are the results of Rock Run water testing for January, 2019.
Air Temperature: 36 degrees F
Water Temperature: 41 dgrees F
pH: 6.3
Alkalinity: 2.9
Linn Run Gauge: 2.1
Linn Run Discharge: 33.2
We also took samples on Linn Run above the mouth of Rock Run
Water Temperature: 39.5 degrees F
pH: 6.7
Alkalinity: 6.0
Rock Run Numbers For December
Here’s the data for this month’s water testing from the mouth of Rock Run.
Air Temperature: 37 degrees F
Water Temperature: 40 degrees F
Linn Run Gauge: 2.10
Linn Run Discharge: 33.2
pH: 6.5
Alkalinity: 3.2
Rock Run Testing November
Here’s the Rock Run test results from November 3, 2018.
pH = 6.5
Alkalinity = 4.9
Water Temperature = 47 degrees F
Air Temerature = 37 degrees F
Linn Run Gauge = 2.03
Linn Run Discharge = 31.2


