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ME_YDI847 Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham
19 February 2020
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 19th February 2020 09:23am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | 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 | 0 | 83.3 | 8 | 177 | 7.4 | 0.09 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 40 |
| Weather | raining |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 48.00 |
| Flow estimate | FLOOD / OVERBANK: flow is high and water level has exceeded bank capacity and is connecting with floodplain |
| Water Appearance | Muddy |
| Stream depth | Other:Unable to measure. >90 cm |
| Stream width | Other:About 5 metres |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | other |
Although it may not be advisable to monitor when the waterway is in flood, I decided to do it as a one-off as it could be interesting. It was!
The EC reading was amazingly low at both sites
[I had calibrated the EC meter using a new std. solution]
Most of the other measurements were normal/good.
It was not possible to get an accurate measurement of stream depth, but it was > 90cmThe North and South drains are so overgrown now that it was not possible to tell if they were flowing or not, though I suspect they must have been, at least a bit.
There was no litter except for a small, pink bike. All the rest had probably been washed away.
RA - EC changed from 17.7 to 177
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