Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Salt Creek, North Centre Branch, Headwaters in Gresswell Forest, Macleod. ME_YSA010
Date and Time Friday 19th June 2009 10:30am
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 0.5 3 220 0.25 6.9 10.2 7.9 80
Weather Sunny
Last rainfall Last 7 days
Flow estimate Very Low to Neglible Flow - Essentially Stagnant Pools.
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Ammonium - Very high - first time we have Noted any appreciable Ammonium Content- Sewage Leak and very low to Neglibale Flow. Birds sighted: Wood Duck, Galah, Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo, Gang Gang Cockatoo, Crimson Rosella, Rainbow Lorikeet, Superb Fairy wren, White-bowed scrub wren, Brown Thornbill, Spotted Pardalote, Australian Magpie, Pied Currawong

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