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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847
Date and Time Saturday 30th June 2018 14:35pm
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 0.04 7 670 8 0.07 12.7 10.4 14
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 2.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Oily
Stream depth Other:25cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants oil,plastic

Results all fairly average this month.

There was a quite noticeable oil slick today (see photo)

Quite a bit of general debris, presumably as a result of 2 consecutive days of high rainfall in mid-June

Diary photos

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