Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838
Date and Time Wednesday 25th May 2011 10:45am
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 0.03 430 7.1 0.07 13.7 13.6 20
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 2.4
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth .32
Stream width 1.5
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants cans,plastic
There was a webbing barrier strung across the creek, upstream a bit from the monitoring spot. Purpose unclear, but it had been flattened anyway, making it ineffective

Diary photos

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