Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne ME_YWP001
Date and Time Saturday 29th February 2020 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 9 15.4 19.4 73
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 0.70
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Smelly,Oily,Stained green
Stream depth Other:0.4 m
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Wetland is green, oil and smelly. Could not carry out dissolved oxygen as the wetland colour would change our perception of the actual dissolved oxygen reading. Mosquitoes present. Willy wagtails observed on site. 

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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