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ME_ESU450 Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha
4 November 2013
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Overview
Catchment | Bunyip River |
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Site | Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha ME_ESU450 |
Date and Time | Monday 4th November 2013 10:31am |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | 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 | 95 | 10 | 2300 | 7.9 | 0.01 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 15 |
Weather | cloudy |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 2 |
Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
Water Appearance | Foamy/frothy,Other: Slight foaming on surface / water tinged orange |
Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
Stream width | 0.5 |
Hazards | Steep slope next to roadside |
Litter/Pollutants | bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene |
A large amount of rubbish is scattered around the rocks on the shore close to the testing site. Most of this seems to be washing up at high tide during recent stormy weather and not necessarily from the creek.
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