Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek, Railway Pde, Eltham ME_YDI810
Date and Time Saturday 23rd February 2013 10:00am
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 0.02 4 620 6.9 0.01 25.8 22.6 40
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0.60
Stream width 10.0
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,other
Other litter included blue webbing used in packaging, orange road safety mesh & a car tyre. Sample water was shaken for our turbidity test & filtered for phosphate & ammonium test results. We calibrated the equipment for pH & conductivity.

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