Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek @ O'Hearns Rd, Somerton ME_YMR190
Date and Time Wednesday 3rd June 2020 12:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % 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 74.2 8 580 7.2 0 13.9 11.9 65
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Scummy,Foamy/frothy,Muddy
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,polystyrene,other: Debris on the banks- mainly plastic bottles and plastic bags

Large amount of accumlated debris of litter on banks (after floods have subsided) looks to have come from further upstream (possibly anohter dumping site?)

High creke level due to recent rainfall. Looks to be less dumping at this site when we last visited a couple of years ago, most likely due to more fecning to restrcit vehicle access. 

High turbidity has meant that phosphate could not be read and ammonium was almost unreadable.

Diary photos

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