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CO_WYE100 Wye River, fishing platform above playground
6 August 2017
Site visit details
Overview
Catchment | Otway Coast |
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Site | Wye River, fishing platform above playground CO_WYE100 |
Date and Time | Sunday 6th August 2017 11:03am |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 69.89 | 7.7 | 268 | 7.7 | 0.045 | 10 | 11 | 6.38 |
Weather | overcast |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours |
Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
Water Appearance | Stained brown |
Stream depth | Other:unknown |
Stream width | > 5m |
Hazards | slippery bank |
Litter/Pollutants | bottles,paper,plastic,cans,polystyrene |
Walking back along the track, there was a lot of litter- where the path had been newly cleared - obviously exposing old litter, in addition, a rubbish bin had been pushed over , there was litter in the river.
Can't explain why the EC value is high?
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