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 18th January 2013 08:20am
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 5.35 0 1030 0.07 6.7 25.5 17.5 88 50
Weather overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
N.B Reedy Creek no flow. Shallow pools only. Not sampled. This sample was taken from the TOP POOL - 50m upstream where there was some brown algae on edges and throughout water. Needed filtering. Ammonia-Nitrogen result was over-range. Sample was diluted x 5. Reading 1.07 = 5.35

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