Glen Elbe Downstream of Waterfall

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Weather observations

• Current weather

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny

• Current weather description

  Community scientist interpretation

  Warm and sunny day

• Weather in the past 24hrs

  Community scientist interpretation

  • Sunny

• Weather in the past 24hrs description

  Community scientist interpretation

  Warm

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Qualitative readings

• Water use

  Community scientist interpretation

  other

• Colour

  Community scientist interpretation

  Colourless, Brown

• Clarity

  Community scientist interpretation

  Clear

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Plants/wildlife

• Algae

  Community scientist interpretation

  Cladaphora, Evenly dispersed, Attached

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Issue reporting

• Water surface

  Community scientist interpretation

  Foam, Natural debris

• Pollution sources

  Community scientist interpretation

  Urban/road discharge

• Odour

  Community scientist interpretation

  Natural

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Physical tests

• Secchi depth (clarity)

  Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

  14 m

• Water depth

  Secchi disk (20 cm diameter)

  1 m

• Water flow

  Community scientist interpretation

  Steady

• Water level

  Community scientist interpretation

  High

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Chemistry tests

• Air temperature

  Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

  29 °C

• Water temperature

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

  22.8 °C

• Conductivity

  Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

  359 μS/cm

• Chlorine

  Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

  ≤ 0 ppm

• pH

  Taylor teststrips (pH)

  ≥ 8.4

  Regulatory

• Alkalinity

  Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

  120 ppm

• Oxygen

  Chemetrics ampoules (dissolved oxygen)

  10.0 mg/L

  Regulatory

• Hardness

  API 5-in-1 teststrips (carbonate hardness)

  ≥ 240 mg/L