Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at outfall to Port Phillip Bay, Mt Martha ME_ESU450
Date and Time Monday 2nd May 2011 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O. % 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 8 2700 7.5 0.02 16 13 7
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Foamy/frothy,Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 0.6
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,polystyrene
Last rain 6.6mm in last 24 hours A little foaming; water looking reasonably clear. Rainfall: Last week 0.2mm; April 86.80mm: 2011 to date 373.2mm. (Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb Water website) Other: Large polystyrene sheet washed up into bushes above high tide mark.

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