Site Visit #2323023 30-01-2019 | ME_YDI838: Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.

Site visit details

Catchment	Yarra River
Site	Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838
Date and Time	Wednesday 30th January 2019 09:05am
Approved	Approved

	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		0.15		680			7.5	0.07	20.4	20.6	9

Weather	cloudy
Last rainfall	During the last week 0.40
Flow estimate	LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance	Clear
Stream depth	Other:30cm
Stream width	Other:0.75metres
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants	plastic

The waterway is extremely overgrown … more than I’ve ever seen here before [IMG_1243]

And one section was quite scummy [IMG_1246 and IMG_1253]

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