Measured in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTUs), turbidity initially stood at 79 NTUs after the storm, resulting in water the consistency of chocolate milk. The Bee Tree Reservoir was even worse.

Turbidity levels from galamsey activities have been recorded as high as 14,000 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU), far above the five NTU limit set by the Ghana Standard Authority for drinking water.