Observation

Spithurst Road

Longford Stream

River or stream

September 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Rainy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Sunny
    • Windy
  • Recent precipitation

    Community scientist interpretation

    Within the last 12 hours


Qualitative readings

  • Water use

    Community scientist interpretation

    Livestock

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Issue reporting

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Natural debris

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Livestock fields

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None


Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Still

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low


Chemistry tests

  • Air temperature

    Water Rangers (stream thermometer) and/or weather app

    18 °C

  • Water temperature

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (temperature)

    17 °C

  • Conductivity

    Water Rangers pen-type meter (conductivity)

    436 μS/cm

  • Chlorine

    Taylor teststrips (chlorine)

    ≤ 0 ppm

  • pH

    Taylor teststrips (pH)

    7.2

    Regulatory
  • Alkalinity

    Taylor teststrips (alkalinity)

    80 ppm

  • Hardness

    Taylor teststrips (hardness)

    100 ppm

  • Nitrate

    Kyoritsu Packtest (nitrate-nitrogen)

    0.2 mg/L

  • Phosphate-phosphorus

    Kyoritsu Packtest (phosphate-phosphorus)

    0.02 mg/L


Notes

Low water level and static flow at the sample point. Surface weed upstream and downstream of the sample point.