Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Westgate Park- Saltwater Lake (near Todd Road), Port Melbourne ME_YWP001
Date and Time Saturday 28th June 2008 13:38pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 14.3 11.6 150
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy,Other
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

No bugs at all were found when bug sampling. Indicated extremely poor quality. 
Appearance of lake and surrounds, smell of water, and all indications point to poor water quality.

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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