Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Karingal Creek, crn Susan and Brougham St, Eltham ME_YDI847
Date and Time Tuesday 24th May 2016 15:50pm
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 6 280 7.1 0.05 16.2 15.9 30
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 6.4
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Scummy,Milky
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic
There was a great deal of rubbish in the water… cans, bottles, etc. It was difficult to tell if it had been put there deliberately or not, as a lot of it was lined up in a row across part of the stream, but I suppose it could have been washed down and just caught in that arrangement. Phosphate and Ammonium were very low this month. There was the sound of water entering from one of the underground drains at the time of monitoring.

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