Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek @ Edendale Environment Centre footbridge ME_YDI800
Date and Time Saturday 25th July 2009 04:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 0.07 10.5 9.5 40
Weather Sunny, Cloudy - 10 %, Windy light breeze.
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate Normal base flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 100.00
Stream width 6.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Waterway depth & width - estimated. Last Rainfall - 8.4mm. Litter/Pollutants - 4Cans, 1Paper, 1Plastic, 2Bottles, & Other - Paint tin, Rubbish bin lid, Road foot path sign, bricks. Phosphate & Ammonium - At 20 degree's, colours compound in bright fluorescent light, not sunlight. What has changed since last time you monitored - Less turbid. What stands out about the site today - No wildlife recorded. Same rubbish as last time. Other Observations - Road on footh path sign thrown into water, Fallen branches collected rubbish. Phosphate - IF using Lamotte Smart2 Colorimeter multiply by 0.326 to calculate mg/L - Poor.

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