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ME_YDI838 Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.
22 February 2012
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 February 2012 14:25pm |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 630 | 6.8 | 0.15 | 28 | 23.3 | 15 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 10 |
| Flow estimate | Slow |
| Water Appearance | Clear,Smelly,Oily |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | 0.75 |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | cans,packets,plastic |
The Fort Knox site was relatively clean, from a litter point of view. I saw an eel (just fleetingly as he slid away upstream and out of site) The Phospahte levels were unusually high, and the stream level was unusually low. It had a sort of rotting vegetation smell, with possibly chemical overtones
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