Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at Panorama Drive, Mt Martha ME_ESU200
Date and Time Monday 5th March 2012 11:37am
Approved Approved

Notes

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
Sample 7 480 7.7 0.05 18 15 20
Weather raining
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
persons conducting tests: geoff linnell, gill gordon rainfall 0.6mm today, 1.4mm yesterday water in pondage overflowing, creek flowing freely at high to moderate rate. rainfall: last week 26mm; Dec 2011 40.6mm; Jan 40.6mm; Feb 65.6: 2012 to date 145.6mm. (Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb water website) No obvious odour present. Looks milky possibbly due to silt from upstream bank erosion after recent heavy rainfall.

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