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 19th April 2017 14:10pm
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 0.1 480 6.6 0.07 27.3 19.5 30
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 0.20
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth Other:30cm #
Stream width Other:75cm
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,clothing,packets

# the waterway just downstream from my sampling point is particularly obstructed by reeds etc. at present, so even though the flow was rated as “slow”, the depth (30cm) was a bit above average because of the damming effect of the vegetation [see photo]

There was a lot of rubbish at the site this month, washed down (and caught) after heavy rain about 9 days ago

 

Diary photos

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