Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847
Date and Time Tuesday 7th February 2017 15:05pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 0.03 7 350 7.7 0.1 29.9 23.1 60
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 29.40
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy,Oily
Stream depth Other:25 cm
Stream width Other:4 metres
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants oil,paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,clothing,other: bicycle

Both sites had quite a bit of rubbish high up in the vegetation along the banks, left by the recent heavy rain.  
There was also a bicycle in the waterway, with lots of washed-down vegetation caught in it.

 

Turbidity was very high. When it reads 40 or more I have been in the habit of filtering before testing Phosphate and Ammonium, but apparently this is not advisable unless it’s done routinely at every monitoring, so from now on I’ll not do so.

Diary photos

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