Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek at Cottles Bridge - Strathewn Road, under Road Bridge, Cottles Bridge ME_YDI460
Date and Time Friday 10th April 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 470 7.4 18 15
Weather Overcast
Last rainfall Last 7 days
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 20.00
Stream width 1.50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Gauge level- 0.16m, which is 0.11m higher than when last sampled (on 26/03/09). Sample point was again 5m upstream of the road bridge due to low pool at gauge. Rain gauge in Mill Park recorded 5mm of rain from 5-7/04/09. There was a rain event with 30mm rain recorded on the 03/04/09. Very turbid water, Smart 2 meter was over range, so est at 400 FTU.

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