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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558
Date and Time Thursday 14th August 2014 14:00pm
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 Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 10 750 9 0.02 15.4 13.3 14
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 3
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic
Water quite alkaline. I checked the pH result on another meter and got the same result. Creek water has generally been looking a bit murky recently - though not so bad today. Have seen a lot of turbid murky water coming out of drains upstream recently.

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