Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847
Date and Time Tuesday 28th July 2015 15:40pm
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 0.35 8 400 6.3 0.1 15 11.5 11
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 12.8
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Scummy,Oily
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,polystyrene
Ammonium was very high again, but not nearly as bad as last month's which was almost twice today’s reading. The banks of the waterway were relatively clean, but there was quite a bit of rubbish caught up in the bushes after the recent rains/ high water levels.

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