Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Sunshine Creek at Frankston school steps bridge, Mt Martha ME_ESU300
Date and Time Monday 5th March 2012 12:05pm
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 7 880 8.1 0.03 19.5 15 15
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles
persons conducting tests: Geoff Linnell & Gill Gordon 0.6mm rain today, 1.4mm yesterday water level in pondage high and flowing steadily rainfall: last week 26m; Dec 2011 40.6mm; Jan 40.6mm; Feb 65.6; 2012 to date 145.6mm (Devilbend Reservoir figures from Melb Water website) Slight foaming only. Looks a little muddy but reasonably clear. Usual orange color not evident.

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