Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Plenty River, close to Yarra/Plenty River bike trail, off Bannockburn Road Lower Plenty. ME_YPL920
Date and Time Tuesday 4th October 2011 08:45am
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 0.04 9 360 0.03 7.1 12.1 12.4 100
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Muddy,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,packets,plastic,polystyrene
Most of litter has been flushed out after the recent downpour. River much wider, has faster flow, more turbid and less ammonium. Fallen debris in river and abundant growth of wattles and tree violets. Fauna observed: wattle birds, scrub wrens, silver eyes, spotted pardalote, white cockatoos, kookaburra, magpies, rainbow lorikeets, indian mynahs, noisy miners, mudlarks, galahs, ravens, wood ducks black ducks, bronze wings.

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