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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek at Cottles Bridge - Strathewn Road, under Road Bridge, Cottles Bridge ME_YDI460
Date and Time Thursday 11th June 2009 10:30am
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 540 7.2 10 8
Weather Overcast
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate Fast
Water Appearance
Stream depth 20.00
Stream width 1.50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Appearance was Very Muddy. you could see the silt swirling in the water. At Mill Park I have recorded nearly 20mm rainfall in total in the last few days. Sample point was about 5m upstream of the road bridge, and the river gauging point. The water level reading on the gauge was 0.25m, which is 0.13m higher than when last sampled (12/05/2009). Turbidity (FTU) - "OR" - Over Range ie. >400.

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