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Karingal Creek (Eltham West Drain) near Fort Knox Self Storage, Eltham West.

Melbourne

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ME_YDI838 Yarra River Catchment

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Monitoring organisations
ME_Friends of Plenty River
ME_Karingal Creek Monitoring Project

Habitat Scores

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15-09-2012 - 01-11-2016
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
November 2016 Good Fair Fair Fair Poor
September 2012
Two trees had fallen: near upstream drain and other near the bridge on bank.

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
15-09-2012 - 15-09-2012
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating

Physical Chemical Tests

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Ammonia-Nitrogen
Explain for me 20-06-2001 to 02-03-2011
0.02 mg/L NH3-N
Median 0.00mg/L NH3-N
Latest
Ammonium
Explain for me 20-04-2011 to 15-06-2020
0.07 mg/L NH4+
Median 0.00mg/L NH4+
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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 20-06-2001 to 15-09-2012
N/A mg/L
Median 8.00mg/L
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Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
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0.07 mg/L P
Median 0.06mg/L P
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Nitrate - Nitrogen
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N/A mg/L N
Median N/Amg/L N
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Temperature - WATER
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16.2 ° C
Median 13.0° C
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Temperature - AIR
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19.1 ° C
Median 19.7° C
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pH
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7.20 pH Units
Median 7.50pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity
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440.00 µS/cm
Median 470.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
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0.070 mg/L P
Median 0.050mg/L P
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Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 20-06-2001 to 15-06-2020
24 NTU
Median 21NTU
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Diary entries
waterway in flood
waterway in flood

February 2020

waterway in flood
waterway in flood

February 2020

surface scum
surface scum

June 2019

surface scum
surface scum

June 2019

showing speckly froth; and duck
showing speckly froth; and duck

April 2019

many patches of oil (?) on the surface -near the bridge
many patches of oil (?) on the surface -near the bridge

March 2019

showing scummy surface [2]
showing scummy surface [2]

January 2019

showing scummy surface [1]
showing scummy surface [1]

January 2019

very overgrown at YDI 838
very overgrown at YDI 838

January 2019

Fortunately we didn't see any snakes :-)
Fortunately we didn't see any snakes :-)

November 2018

soil erosion to the right of the drain
soil erosion to the right of the drain

October 2018

showing flattened vegetation
showing flattened vegetation

October 2018

another section, also quite scummy on the surface
another section, also quite scummy on the surface

August 2018

scummy surface
scummy surface

August 2018

large piece of bent corrugated iron in the waterway
large piece of bent corrugated iron in the waterway

August 2018

evidence of recent high water flow
evidence of recent high water flow

June 2018

lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838
lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838

February 2018

lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838
lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838

February 2018

lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838
lots of vegetation in the waterway at YDI838

February 2018

Showing the same row of bushes severly lopped
Showing the same row of bushes severly lopped

December 2017

showing the row of bushes (LHS)
showing the row of bushes (LHS)

December 2017

October 2017

October 2017

Landscaping being done near YDI 838
Landscaping being done near YDI 838

July 2017

showing the vegetation obstructing flow at YDI838
showing the vegetation obstructing flow at YDI838

April 2017

March 2017

March 2017

March 2017

March 2017

March 2017

March 2017

showing the debris caught in the bushes, and therefore how high the flow must have been
showing the debris caught in the bushes, and therefore how high the flow must have been

February 2017

YDI838 looking East
YDI838 looking East

December 2016

YDI838 looking West
YDI838 looking West

December 2016

YDI 838 eastward across the waterway from monitoring spot
YDI 838 eastward across the waterway from monitoring spot

November 2016

YDI 838 a litle NW of the monitoring spot
YDI 838 a litle NW of the monitoring spot

November 2016

YDI 838 looking SE
YDI 838 looking SE

November 2016

YDI 838 looking NW
YDI 838 looking NW

November 2016

the waterway being cleared, and the site being smartened up

July 2014

a tree had fallen across the waterway near the Fort Knox site, damming the surface and retaining rubbish etc.

April 2014

Photo of the hole in the bank at YDI 838

October 2013

the dead animal on the bank of Karingal Yalloc at YDI 838

July 2013

This is a second photo of the native water rat we found at the site today. You can see the poison bait box nearby.

May 2012

May 2012

The stream has become quite overgrown in the last few months.

February 2012

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