Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site A tributary of Reedy Creek, (Locksley Road Main Drain) 80 metres above site YYR803, Wilsons Reserve, Ivanhoe. ME_YYR801
Date and Time Friday 15th June 2012 08:30am
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 pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.1 720 6.9 11 10.2 80
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 2
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Other: Thick orange algae floating on the water and deposited on stream banks and bed.
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Smart 2 turbidity was not measured because of large amount of particulate algae in water. NOTE: The oxygen test was done on filtered material because of the same problem. The result of 0.1 mg/l is probably effectively zero.

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