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ME_YDI838 Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.
19 February 2020
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 19th February 2020 09:10am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 178 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 40 |
| Weather | raining |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 48.00 |
| Flow estimate | FLOOD / OVERBANK: flow is high and water level has exceeded bank capacity and is connecting with floodplain |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | Other:> 90cm |
| Stream width | Other:about 3 metres |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
I seem to recall it’s not advisable to monitor when the waterway is in flood, but I decided to do it as a one-off as it could be interesting. It was!
[IMG_93 & IMG_97]
The EC reading was amazingly low at both sites.
[I had calibrated the EC meter using a new std. solution]
Most of the other measurements were normal/good.
It was not possible to get an accurate measurement of stream depth, but it was > 90cm
RA - EC changed from 17.8 to 178
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