Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek @ Edendale Environment Centre footbridge ME_YDI800
Date and Time Thursday 22nd April 2010 13:00pm
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 190 7.3 28 19 500
Weather Sunny, Cloudy, Windy, Very dark clouds to the south
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate Fast
Water Appearance
Stream depth 100.00
Stream width 6.60
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
rainfall: Last 3 days, 22mm; Last 7 Days, 2.4mm Litter: 4 balls, 1 balloon, 4 timber, 2 foam mattress, 1 fabric, 1 wheelbarrow, 1 blue plastic container (large), 2 corrugated iron. Most of this is upstream from bridge or below it. What has changed since last time you monitored? Much hihgher air temperature, improved conductivity, more turbid, increase in depth and width. What stands out about the site today? higher, muddy water, but there has not been much rainfall at this site, so it must have been rainy in the upper catchment. Other observations: rubbish from the flash flood of 7-3-10 has not been rmoved Turbidity sample was diluted 1 part:9 parts water (result: 80 NTU, ie.800)

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