Observation

Hatch Roundabout - Downstream

The Ching

River or stream

October 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Colourless

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Residential discharge, Urban/road discharge

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low

Chemistry tests

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    0.35 mg/L

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    ≥ 2.50 mg/L

Notes

*Phosphate exceeded 2.50 measurement limit. Repeated test - same result. Difficult to sample with the pole method as flow was so low. Evidence of rats nearby.