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ME_YWA500 Watsons Creek at Eltham Yarra Glen Road (under road bridge), Kangaroo Ground
6 July 2008
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Watsons Creek at Eltham Yarra Glen Road (under road bridge), Kangaroo Ground ME_YWA500 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 6th July 2008 15:15pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | FrP mg/L P | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 4300 | 5.5 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| Weather | Cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | Last 3 days |
| Flow estimate | Trickle |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | 60.00 |
| Stream width | 2.00 |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Waterway width and depth estimated. Adjacenty land use is rural residential with some commerical businesses close by. As site is located under major orad in the area, there was a lot of rubbish- a litter survey was completed. There was a large drain (600mm diameter) located 200 metres upstream of monitoring site, with a trickle flow of light green water and oils added to Watsons Creek.
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