Observation

Channelsea River by Northern Outfall

Channelsea River

River or stream

February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs description

    Community scientist interpretation

    Rain in last 12 hrs

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny

  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Cloudy

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural debris

Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    High

  • Turbidity

    Turbidity tube (45 cm)

    14 NTU

Chemistry tests

  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - medium range)

    0.15 mg/L

  • Air temperature

    Other thermometer

    8 °C

  • Conductivity

    Other pen-type meter (conductivity)

    747 μS/cm

  • Water temperature

    Other thermometer

    9.3 °C

Notes

Turbidity = less than 14 Other conductivity mode result = ppm 512 Phosphate Checker = out of battery