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 3rd August 2011 12:08pm
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 0.07 1020 7.7 0.07 23.9 13.5 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 1
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth .25
Stream width 1.5
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic
High electrical conductivity. Whilst Phosphate levels have remained fairly constant (~0.07), over the past 3 months the Ammonium levels have averaged 0.06mg/L, having been consistently zero before that.

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