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NC_BIR110 Loddon River Catchment

Active Reach: 7_21 Birch Creek

Physical Chemical Tests

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Temperature - WATER

Explain for me 21-03-2022 to 21-02-2025

16.6 ° C
Median 22.5° C
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pH

Explain for me 21-03-2022 to 21-02-2025

7.30 pH Units
Median 7.20pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity

Explain for me 21-03-2022 to 21-02-2025

198.00 µS/cm
Median 232.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Explain for me 21-03-2022 to 21-02-2025

0.000 mg/L P
Median 0.000mg/L P
Latest

Turbidity - NTU

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9 NTU
Median 9NTU
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Water Quality Indicators for Central Foothills

(2020 to 2025) 17 visits Explain for me

	Dissolved Oxygen Saturation	pH Lower	pH Upper	Electrical Conductivity	Turbidity	Reactive Phosphorus
	%	pH Units	pH Units	µS/cm	NTU	mg/L P
	25th Percentile	25th Percentile	75th Percentile	75th Percentile	75th Percentile	75th Percentile
2020 to 2025	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 17 visits	Explain for me 7.50 Good 17 visits	Explain for me 214.00 Good 16 visits	Explain for me 11 Good 17 visits	Explain for me 0.000 Good 16 visits
2025	N/A 0 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 1 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits
2024	N/A 0 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits	N/A 2 visits
2023	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 7 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 7 visits	Explain for me 204.50 Good 7 visits	Explain for me 11 Good 7 visits	N/A 7 visits
2022	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.05 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 7.45 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 179.50 Good 6 visits	Explain for me 24 Moderate 6 visits	N/A 5 visits
2021	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits
2020	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits	N/A 0 visits

Diary entries

Swamp Wallaby

September 2023

Swamp Wallaby

September 2023

Black/Swamp Wallaby at collection site on creek side

September 2023

spring weir

September 2023

overflow pipe flow

September 2023

spillway overflowing

September 2023

creek at point drain joins

September 2023

clear water showing rocky base

September 2023

Swamp Harrier, perhaps. Definitely BOP.

September 2023

creek at collection site

September 2023

creek at collection site

September 2023

new willow beside collection site

September 2023

Rakali!! Right in the middle in the water on the edge of far bank. Also discoloured water from spring? at littl weir next to pumping station

July 2023

Bullrushes? losing seed

July 2023

More disturbed soil for fishing?

July 2023

Creek near collection site with fishing? disturbed soil and Y shaped stick to hold rod.

July 2023

Drain flowing

July 2023

Australian Magpie shenanigans

July 2023

Spillway flowing

July 2023

Overflow pipe flow

July 2023

Spring wier level

July 2023

Wedge-tailed Eagle at Res

July 2023

Blue-green algae warning and 'helpful' extra warning ;)

July 2023

Heavy earthmoving equipment in the background with earth channel and cordon around it.

March 2023

rushes/reeds at site

January 2023

Spring on other branch low with added water coming in vigourously

January 2023

Pipe flow level upstream from site at side of spillway

January 2023

spillway not flowing

January 2023

creek flow just upstream

January 2023

creek at sample site

January 2023

something making a splash in the water!

January 2023

seed/flower? on reed/rushes

January 2023

Brown Thornbill up near pumping station

September 2023

Brown Thornbill up near pumping station

September 2023

freshly dug soil at collection point and down to lower level bank

September 2023

freshly dug patches of soil right by collection site

September 2023

top of acacia broke and fell at collection site

September 2023

fast flow just above collection site

September 2023

Drain at site flowing

September 2023

Ford under water

September 2023

Rate of flow of pipe next to res spillway

September 2023

Overflow of res spillway upstream of sample site

September 2023

Spring? or other beginning of creek at low level

September 2023

Changed Water Flow level after taking this data sheet photo, as I reflected on the other bank and the swamp and trees having water on them.

August 2022

Yellow-faced Honeyeater at water collection point

August 2022

Newlyn Reservoir spillway overflowing

August 2022

foam alongside and in creek from vigourously flowing water

August 2022

Creek runnning fast

August 2022

Water over bases of newly planted trees

August 2022

water into swamp/wetland and over newly planted tree bases

August 2022

Impact on down stream water. Just past this the creek enters the bigger pool where our samples come from

July 2022

Creek before and after turbid water enters.

July 2022

close up

July 2022

top left can see where turbid water is entering

July 2022

the entry point. Clear water to the left and turbid joining it

July 2022

Another view of entry point with clear water upstream

July 2022

Fungi

May 2022

water flow

May 2022

Record Sheet

May 2022

Reeds

May 2022

Reed seeds

May 2022

Mystery purple thing

May 2022

Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo

May 2022

April 2022

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Birch's Creek - pool 240m downstream from dam wall

NC_BIR110 Loddon River Catchment

Physical Chemical Tests

Temperature - WATER

pH

Electrical Conductivity

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Turbidity - NTU

Water Quality Indicators for Central Foothills

2020 to 2025

N/A

7.20

7.50

214.00

11

0.000

2025

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2024

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2023

N/A

7.20

7.30

204.50

11

N/A

2022

N/A

7.05

7.45

179.50

24

N/A

2021

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2020

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Diary entries

Swamp Wallaby

Swamp Wallaby

Black/Swamp Wallaby at collection site on creek side

spring weir

overflow pipe flow

spillway overflowing

creek at point drain joins

clear water showing rocky base

Swamp Harrier, perhaps. Definitely BOP.

creek at collection site

creek at collection site

new willow beside collection site

Rakali!! Right in the middle in the water on the edge of far bank. Also discoloured water from spring? at littl weir next to pumping station

Bullrushes? losing seed

More disturbed soil for fishing?

Creek near collection site with fishing? disturbed soil and Y shaped stick to hold rod.

Drain flowing

Australian Magpie shenanigans

Spillway flowing

Overflow pipe flow