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ME_ESU450 Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha
2 May 2011
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Overview
Catchment | Bunyip River |
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Site | Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha ME_ESU450 |
Date and Time | Monday 2nd May 2011 12:00pm |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | D.O. % | 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 | |
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Sample | 8 | 2700 | 7.5 | 0.02 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
Weather | cloudy |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours |
Flow estimate | Slow |
Water Appearance | Foamy/frothy,Stained brown |
Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
Stream width | 0.6 |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | plastic,polystyrene |
Last rain 6.6mm in last 24 hours A little foaming; water looking reasonably clear. Rainfall: Last week 0.2mm; April 86.80mm: 2011 to date 373.2mm. (Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb Water website) Other: Large polystyrene sheet washed up into bushes above high tide mark.
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