Waterwatch Data Portal
ME_YFM980 Five Mile Creek, end of Governors Road, Essendon
16 March 2019
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Five Mile Creek, end of Governors Road, Essendon ME_YFM980 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 16th March 2019 10:15am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 6 | 200 | 7.4 | 0.03 | 19 | 17 | 10 |
| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | More than a week ago 0.00 |
| Flow estimate | LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected) |
| Water Appearance | Clear,Milky |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | < 2m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene |
Very shallow stream and low flow.
Oxygen, ammonium and phosphate testing kits are all expired as of January and the colour wheels look a bit faded and may need to be replaced at some point.
We could also use some new calibration fluids and spare batteries for the pH and EC meters.
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License
Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au
.png)
