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CO_MOO090 Moorabool River @ old Fyansford bridge
28 January 2016
Site visit details
Overview
Catchment | Moorabool River |
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Site | Moorabool River @ old Fyansford bridge CO_MOO090 |
Date and Time | Thursday 28th January 2016 18:30pm |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sample |
Weather | cloudy |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 42 |
Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
Water Appearance | Stained brown |
Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
Stream width | 2m - 5m |
Hazards | no |
Litter/Pollutants |
Sample was taken approximately 24 hours after a very big rain (42 mm). The water was brown because the Moorabool River would carry a lot of sediments at this time. Hence the turbidity and the result from Reactive Phosphorus was very high. The sample had to be diluted by 1:5.
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