Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Balcombe Creek at Latrobe Drive, Mt Martha ME_EBA950
Date and Time Saturday 7th November 2009 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 19900 0.03 7.4 22 15 10
Weather Sunny
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate None
Water Appearance
Stream depth 130.00
Stream width 10.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
1.Estuary entrance is closed for the past week 2.Rainfall and flushing out of creek has resulted in lower EC levels 3.Black sludge recorded 3 months ago has now dissappeared, being "flushed" out to sea with large rainfall events over that period. 4. Macroinvertebrate count is still poor and has been for last 3 months.

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