Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Plenty River, approx 150 metres downstream site YPL693, Greensborough ME_YPL697
Date and Time Wednesday 30th September 2009 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

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 0 300 0.05 7.1 23.2 13.1 30
Weather Cloudy, Windy
Last rainfall Last 24 hrs
Flow estimate Very fast
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width 5.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water level up quite high for this part of the river Rainfall: 0.2mm in last 24 hrs, and 15mm 2 days before What has changed since last time you monitored? 1st time this site is being monitored What stands out about the site today? flowing strongly Other observations? very turbid Air temp taken under peppercorn tree on edge of River Conductivity reading crept up slowly DO: didn't have time to measure, but river so quick, would have been 8-9mg/L Phosphate test done with water temp at 21.7 degrees Ammonium test done with water temp at 13.1 degrees Litter: quantities of litter not specified, 1 used to indicate that type of litter was ticked

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