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 5th October 2011 12:20pm
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 0.09 1000 7.8 0.08 21 14.2 35
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 62.7
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0.24
Stream width 1.5
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,other
High electrical conductivity. Turbidity a bit high also. Site much cleaner this month ... less rubbish (possibly washed away after the recent heavy rains) There was no sign of the small dead rodent noted last time. A broken glass bottle at the site.

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