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 Wednesday 25th July 2018 10:15am
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 0.02 200 7.4 0.02 14.6 10.2 50
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 4.60
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth Other:35cm
Stream width Other:75cm
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic

Fairly clear of new rubbish today, but still a lot there from last month.

Turbidity was high, so filtration of the sample was necessary for Ammonium and Phosphate tests

 

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