Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West. ME_YDI838
Date and Time Wednesday 22nd June 2011 11:35am
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 0.08 570 7.7 0.02 14.9 12.2 35
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 6.4
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth .30
Stream width 1.8
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants cans,plastic
It was necessary to filter the water sample before performing the Ammonium and Phosphate tests. Flattened grass indicated recent rise in water level, and fast flow

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