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Merri Creek, near footbridge 57 Connolly Ave, Coburg (opp De Chene Reserve)

Melbourne

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ME_YMR141 Yarra River Catchment

Merri Creek Lower Sub Catchment

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Monitoring organisations
ME_Merri Creek Stream Team
ME_MerriCreekManagementCommittee (MCMC)
Acrossstream
Acrossstream

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
18-11-2020 - 31-03-2024
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL
April 2023 109 3.8
March 2022 116 3.5
November 2020 0.0

Physical Chemical Tests

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Ammonium
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
0.00 mg/L NH4+
Median 0.00mg/L NH4+
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 02-02-2025
8.00 mg/L
Median 7.00mg/L
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Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
16.1 ° C
Median 9.2° C
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pH
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
8.00 pH Units
Median 7.90pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
1030.00 µS/cm
Median 700.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
0.070 mg/L P
Median 0.040mg/L P
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Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 31-03-2021 to 22-05-2025
86 %
Median 97%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 22-02-2020 to 22-05-2025
14 NTU
Median 10NTU
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2020 to 2025) 44 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
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73
Good
39 visits 		Explain for me
7.70
Good
44 visits 		Explain for me
8.20
Moderate
44 visits 		Explain for me
1400.00
Very Poor
43 visits 		Explain for me
18
Good
43 visits 		Explain for me
0.100
Poor
44 visits
2025
N/A
 
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4 visits
2024
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77
Good
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7.95
Good
18 visits 		Explain for me
8.20
Moderate
18 visits 		Explain for me
1400.00
Very Poor
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18
Good
18 visits 		Explain for me
0.092
Poor
18 visits
2023
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67
Moderate
8 visits 		Explain for me
7.30
Good
8 visits 		Explain for me
8.00
Moderate
8 visits 		Explain for me
1550.00
Very Poor
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18
Good
7 visits 		Explain for me
0.120
Very Poor
8 visits
2022
N/A
 
4 visits 		Explain for me
7.05
Good
7 visits 		Explain for me
8.35
Poor
7 visits 		Explain for me
1799.00
Very Poor
7 visits 		Explain for me
20
Good
7 visits 		Explain for me
0.087
Poor
7 visits
2021
N/A
 
5 visits
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5 visits
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5 visits
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5 visits
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5 visits
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5 visits
2020
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2 visits
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new recruits at the sampling site
new recruits at the sampling site

July 2023

May 2022

little helper
little helper

January 2023

Creek from the bridge
Creek from the bridge

January 2023

June 2022

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Much calmer a few meters downstream
Much calmer a few meters downstream

April 2022

April 2022

forgot to attach this in January
forgot to attach this in January

April 2022

April 2022

February 2022

Lowest and clearest we've seen it
Lowest and clearest we've seen it

February 2022

Fallen trees from storms months ago
Fallen trees from storms months ago

February 2022

October 2021

With little to no rain in the past few days, we could not figure why the water was not clear
With little to no rain in the past few days, we could not figure why the water was not clear

July 2021

July 2021

July 2021

Testing, social distancing style; Our last WW before COVID restrictions tightened
Testing, social distancing style; Our last WW before COVID restrictions tightened

March 2020

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February 2020

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