Waterwatch Data Portal
ME_YPL920 Plenty River, close to Yarra/Plenty River bike trail, off Bannockburn Road Lower Plenty.
30 June 2012
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Plenty River, close to Yarra/Plenty River bike trail, off Bannockburn Road Lower Plenty. ME_YPL920 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 30th June 2012 00:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | 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 | 0.01 | 9 | 440 | 8 | 0.05 | 11.5 | 8.3 | 60 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 21.9 |
| Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Muddy,Foamy/frothy |
| Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
| Stream width | >5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,packets,paper,plastic,other |
Weather: also cloudy, and there was a moderate breeze. The samples for Phosphate and Ammonium were both filtered 3 times. Other pollutants: bicycle tyre, antenna, fabric. A long strip of plastic used for erosion control, has parted from the bank and needs to be removed. Lots of rubbish upstream from the site, including a T V near the Historic Bridge. A large Prickly Pear plant and lots of Delairea odorata near the footbridge. We were unable to get down to our usual site near the riffles so the sample and measurements were taken from the footbridge (about 20m downstream from the riffles), using bucket, brick, ropes. The vegetation had become thicker and the bank was unstable. Birds: Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, A hawk, Galahs, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Scrub Wrens, Crested Pigeons, Pacific Black Ducks, Turtle Doves, Magpies. A Carp was surfacing and circling.
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License
Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au
.png)
