Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drain ME_EBI100
Date and Time Thursday 19th September 2019 10:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 87.41 8 2400 8.8 0 22 19.3 0
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago 2.00
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards none . normal caution required
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans,polystyrene

large amount of rubish also in the carpark  conductivity continues to fall after a lot of rain and water level rising. but not back to previous reading. Rose to 4800 uc/cm  now at 2400 previously reading was around 1200--1350

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