Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Plenty River, approx 150 metres downstream site YPL693, Greensborough ME_YPL697
Date and Time Tuesday 13th July 2010 14:15pm
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 0.07 9 480 0.2 7.3 17.9 11.2 60
Weather Cloudy
Last rainfall Last 7 days
Flow estimate Normal base flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 5.00
Stream width 1.50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Phosphate and Ammonia samples filtered and tested at 18 degrees C. Samples from the same date from YPL693 and YPL698 also filtered due to turbidity >=30. What has changed since last time you monitored? water level a bit lower What stands out about the site today? Heaps of rubbish on banks Other observations? Smell of angled onion in the air. Litter: 3 bottles specified, type of material not specified, 1 glass 2 plastic assumed. Other includes 1 Trolley embedded in bank.

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