Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek, behind 1529 Heidelberg-Kinglake Road, St Andrews ME_YDI350
Date and Time Sunday 17th July 2016 13:30pm
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 10 260 7.1 0 15 10 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 3.4
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
This is the first water testing I have done for this site for 11 months, as the creek has been dry. This is the longest period of no-flow in the Diamond Creek over the 30 years I have lived in this area. Climate change ?......Global Warming?

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