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ME_YWP001 Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne
16 December 2017
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne ME_YWP001 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 16th December 2017 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 73.19 | 5 | 53400 | 9.7 | 0 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 9 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | Clear,Stained brown,Muddy |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
There had been a lot of rain recently but the amount was not recorded. The turbidity was not uniform throughout the lake. As always happens after a lot of rain the salt lake stratifyes and has the fresh water sitting on top of the more turbid water. It is the layer of less turbid water that we tested. The nitrate test is forming a milky/cloudy precipitate instead of giving us a result. We think that this is the chemicals in the test reacting with the salt water or metals in the lake. Recent rainfall has increased the freshwater input into the lake, bird activity was observed.
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