Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha ME_ESU450
Date and Time Monday 4th July 2011 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O. % 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 8 2500 8.1 0.03 14 10 15
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 0.6
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,polystyrene
Last rain 2.0 mm yesterday A little foaming ; water looking reasonably clear. Foam blwoing in off the bay. Rainfall: Last Week 0.2mm; June 69.4mm: 2011 to date 548mm. (Devil Reservoir figures from Melb Water website). Large polystyrene sheet washed up into bushes above high tide mark

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