Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek near Withers Way Eltham ME_YDI850
Date and Time Sunday 19th October 2008 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 400 0.04 7.9 25.5 16.3 40
Weather Overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate Normal base flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Last rainfall 7 weeks ago. HIgh turbidity but didn't need to filter samples. Salinity level slightly higher than last month with a 0.1 mg/l high phosphate reading. Bug sampling to take place next month at a better spot downstream due to lack of marginal and water vegetation.

Diary photos

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