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ME_YDI847 Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham
10 August 2019
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Overview
Catchment | Yarra River |
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Site | Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847 |
Date and Time | Saturday 10th August 2019 14:45pm |
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 | |
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Sample | 0 | 70.74 | 8 | 140 | 7.7 | 0.05 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 70 |
Weather | sunny |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 5.60 |
Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
Water Appearance | Muddy |
Stream depth | Other:40cm |
Stream width | Other:4 metres |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | bottles,paper,plastic,cans,other |
Ammonium and Phosphate levels were very good.
Turbidity was high. Samples filtered before testing.
Amongst the litter there was also a small (child’s?) supermarket trolley, a large fluoro tube, and quite a few balls of various sizes.Flow and depth were significantly more than usual.
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