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 10th August 2019 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 0 150 7.9 0.02 13.3 10 60
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 5.60
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth Other:45cm
Stream width Other:0.75 metres
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans

Ammonium and Phosphate levels were very good.
Turbidity was high. Samples filtered before testing.

Flow and depth were significantly more than usual.



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