Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Jacksons Creek below Western Water Treatment Plant ME_MJA630
Date and Time Friday 14th February 2020 12:30pm
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 0.02 119.01 10 650 8.1 0.03 29 24 13
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards See notes below
Litter/Pollutants

Usual testing site has become inaccessible with thicket of reeds rampant along the creek. Long grass also adding to snake danger.  I have found an alternative site 200m downstream, which is much more accessible and safer. Being further downstream from the Water Treatment plant outflow, I presume this may impact / dilute any problematic inflow form the Treatment plant, however it has been a while since there were any issues there. New site :  Lat -37.603119  Long  144.742061

 

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