Observation

Newgate Street

The Ching

River or stream

October 26, 2024 at 12:45 PM

QA status: Reviewed: quality check complete

Weather observations

  • Current weather

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy
  • Weather in the past 24hrs

    Community scientist interpretation

    • Cloudy

Qualitative readings

  • Clarity

    Community scientist interpretation

    Clear

  • Colour

    Community scientist interpretation

    Brown


Plants/wildlife

  • Algae

    Community scientist interpretation

    no


Issue reporting

  • Odour

    Community scientist interpretation

    None

  • Pollution sources

    Community scientist interpretation

    Other

  • Water surface

    Community scientist interpretation

    Foam


Physical tests

  • Water flow

    Community scientist interpretation

    Slow

  • Water level

    Community scientist interpretation

    Low


Chemistry tests

  • pH

    Other pen-type meter (pH)

    7.9

    Regulatory
  • Ammonia

    Hanna checker (ammonia - low range)

    0.16 mg/L

  • Conductivity

    Other pen-type meter (conductivity)

    779 μS/cm

  • Water temperature

    Other thermometer

    12.8 °C

  • Phosphate

    Hanna checker (phosphate - low range)

    1.37 mg/L


Notes

Few bubbles downstream of riffles under Newgate Street bridge