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ME_YDI838 Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.
7 February 2017
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 | Tuesday 7th February 2017 14:55pm |
| 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 | 0.02 | 310 | 7.5 | 0.05 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 40 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 29.40 |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Muddy |
| Stream depth | Other:25cm |
| Stream width | Other:75cm |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,paper,plastic,cans |
Both sites had quite a bit of rubbish high up in the vegetation along the banks, left by the recent heavy rain.
Turbidity was high. When it reads 40 or more I have been in the habit of filtering before testing Phosphate and Ammonium, but apparently this is not advisable unless it’s done routinely at every monitoring, so from now on I’ll not do so.
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