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CO_WYE050 Wye River upper, above Big 4 Caravan Park
4 January 2021
Overview
Catchment | Otway Coast |
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Site | Wye River upper, above Big 4 Caravan Park CO_WYE050 |
Date and Time | Monday 4th January 2021 10:35am |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 67 | 6.9 | 244 | 6.3 | 0.03 | 16 | 14 | 72.4 |
Weather | overcast |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 50.00 |
Flow estimate | BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected |
Water Appearance | Muddy |
Stream depth | Other:Unknown |
Stream width | > 5m |
Hazards | Muddy Path |
Litter/Pollutants |
TURBIDITY FINDING - Heavy rain previous day - 50ml in rain gauge.
River very full, not quite overflowing, running fast and very turbulent. Had overflowed in last 24 hours, flooding out campers close to river bank.
Flowing water was extremely muddy brown from Big Tree site all the way to outflow to sea.
Due to flow rapidity, for safety reasons, water samples were collected closer to bank than usual.
Whole width of river carrying muddy sediment.
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