Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha ME_ESU450
Date and Time Monday 5th September 2011 13:50pm
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 3200 8.4 0.03 19 12 7
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 0.6
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,packets,plastic,polystyrene,other
Last rain 0.4mm 4/08/2011 (yesterday) Steady, medium flow. Minimal foaming; water looking reasonably clear. Rainfall: Last Week 3.6mm; August 43mm: 2011 to date 656.2mm. Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb Water website) Other: Large Polystyrene sheet washed up into bushes above high tide mark. Water appearance: a little froth, water reasonably clear with slight orange tinge.

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