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ME_YDI847 Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham
22 May 2013
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 22nd May 2013 15:50pm |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0.3 | 8 | 480 | 7.1 | 0.25 | 13 | 11.6 | 200 |
| Weather | overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 20 |
| Flow estimate | LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected) |
| Water Appearance | Muddy,Scummy,Oily |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | 2m - 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | packets,paper,plastic |
The waterway at the Susan St site was extemely turbid (filtering necessary proir to testing) Some oily slick too. The very high readings for Ammonium, Phosphate and EC would seem to be connected with this, indicating that something had been flushed into the drains somewhere downstream from the Fort Knox monitoring site. I wasn’t able to ring EPA on this occasion, but will keep an eye on the situation.
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