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Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha

Melbourne

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ME_EBA800 Bunyip River Catchment

Balcombe Creek Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 28_2 Main Creek

Monitoring organisations
ME_Balcombe Estuary Rehabilitation Group (BERG)
ME_Briar's Park
ME_Ivanhoe Grammar School (IGS)
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Habitat Scores

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21-12-2004 - 23-06-2014
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
June 2014 Fair Good Good Good Good
May 2010 Poor VeryPoor Poor Fair Poor
Migrated from old Melbourne data
December 2004 Fair Fair Fair Fair Good
Migrated from old Melbourne data

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
21-12-2004 - 08-10-2023
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
May 2022 35 21 Poor
November 2014 129 27 Poor
June 2014 236 26 Fair
February 2014 223 45 Very Good
December 2013 840 29 Fair
August 2013 27 37 Good
January 2013 529 32 Fair
October 2012 130 29 Poor
July 2012 111 36 Good
April 2012 25 18 Poor
September 2011 360 25 Fair
June 2011 206 10 Fair
June 2011 206 10 Fair
August 2010 96 Good
May 2010 96 Good
September 2005 96 Good
July 2005 96 Good
July 2005 96 Good
April 2005 96 Good
March 2005 96 Good
February 2005 96 Good
February 2005 96 Good
January 2005 96 Good
January 2005 96 Good
December 2004 96 Good

Physical Chemical Tests

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Ammonia-Nitrogen
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 11-04-2011
N/A mg/L NH3-N
Median N/Amg/L NH3-N
Latest
Ammonium
Explain for me 23-06-2015
N/A mg/L NH4+
Median N/Amg/L NH4+
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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
6.00 mg/L
Median 9.80mg/L
Latest
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 11-04-2011
0.07 mg/L P
Median 0.04mg/L P
Latest
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 11-04-2011
0.26 mg/L N
Median N/Amg/L N
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Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
13.2 ° C
Median 11.9° C
Latest
Temperature - AIR
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
17.0 ° C
Median 11.8° C
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pH
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
7.10 pH Units
Median 7.06pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
1470.00 µS/cm
Median 1634.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 26-04-2011 to 08-10-2023
0.050 mg/L P
Median 0.100mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 26-08-2011 to 08-10-2023
59 %
Median 91%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 03-03-2004 to 08-10-2023
10 NTU
Median 1NTU
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