Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838
Date and Time Saturday 30th June 2018 14:20pm
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 Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.1 650 7.6 0.09 12.9 9.8 35
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 2.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth Other:35mm
Stream width Other:0.75metres
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Results all fairly average this month, though turbidity a bit high.

A lot of rubbish caught up, presumably as a result of 2 consecutive days of high rainfall in mid-June (see photo)

 

Diary photos

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