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ME_YDI838 Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.

29 April 2014

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838
Date and Time Tuesday 29th April 2014 14:05pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 0.35 170 6.2 0.15 18 16.5 80
Weather raining
Last rainfall During the last week 7
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy,Scummy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 0.75
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,plastic
Rubbish retained where a tree had fallen across the waterway, effectively damming the surface (see photo) Turbidity was high, and samples needed to be filtered for Ammonium and Phosphate tests, both of which showed high levels. EC was unusually low, probably because of the rain and relatively high flow

Diary photos

a tree had fallen across the waterway near the Fort Knox site, damming the surface and retaining rubbish etc.

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