Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Five Mile Creek, end of Governors Road, Essendon ME_YFM980
Date and Time Saturday 16th March 2019 10:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 200 7.4 0.03 19 17 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago 0.00
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear,Milky
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

Very shallow stream and low flow.

Oxygen, ammonium and phosphate testing kits are all expired as of January and the colour wheels look a bit faded and may need to be replaced at some point.

We could also use some new calibration fluids and spare batteries for the pH and EC meters.

 

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