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 Thursday 18th November 2010 13:50pm
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 10 0 660 6.6 0.48 15.5 14.5 74 18
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 0.2
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Milky,Other: yellow brown tinge; yellow brown sediment on edge and bed; more yellow precipitate downstream 30-60m
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 1.2
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
ammonium result was overrange, value of 10 obtained by a dilution with 1:6 ratio, giving a value of 2.02 (2.02 * 6 ~ 10mg/L). Evidence of flooding- silt on plants especially tradescantia wilted.

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