Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at Panorama Drive, Mt Martha ME_ESU200
Date and Time Monday 2nd May 2011 12:30pm
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 6 1610 7.4 0.25 16.5 14 20
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Milky,Smelly
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Last rain 6.6 mm in last 24 hrs, rainfall: Last week 0.2mm, April 86.80mm, 2011 to date 373.2mm (Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb Water website) What stands out about the site today? Water in pondage smelly (smelling slightly of grey water) and looking grey. Other observations: Also sampled at culvert under road on the southern arm of the creek and took a sample from there also. Results : pH 7.0, EC 1340, Ox 6, PO 0.02, Turb <10 Phosphate reading is less than northern arm of creek.

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