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Back Creek at Nettleton Park

Melbourne

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ME_YBC950 Yarra River Catchment

Gardiners Creek Sub Catchment

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Monitoring organisation
ME_ACF- Mullum Mullum Branch

Habitat Scores

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13-10-2024 - 11-01-2026
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
January 2026 Good Poor Fair Good Fair
Grassy bank shows one area of erosion/slippage that has not changed markedly in twelve months.
April 2025 Good Poor Fair Excellent Fair
About the same as 6 months ago.
October 2024 Fair Fair Fair Good Fair

Oxygen sampling not performed on this occasion (no bottle, as yet)

V. high salinity and nitrate readings had dropped off a couple of days later.

This being the first reading for this site, a habitat assessment was also performed.

Measurements at this site are done at the same time as measurements for Gardiners Creek at Nettleton.

Physical Chemical Tests

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Ammonium
Explain for me 13-10-2024 to 11-05-2025
0.11 mg/L NH4+
Median 0.04mg/L NH4+
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
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4.00 mg/L
Median 4.00mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
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20.2 ° C
Median 14.0° C
Latest
pH
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7.48 pH Units
Median 7.56pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
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1520.00 µS/cm
Median 1350.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
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0.125 mg/L P
Median 0.100mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
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N/A %
Median 39%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 13-10-2024 to 11-05-2025
10 NTU
Median 10NTU
Latest
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Diary entries
Bank erosion holding
Bank erosion holding

April 2026

Downstream
Downstream

April 2026

Muddy waters
Muddy waters

April 2026

Frothy scum gathering at rocks. Seemed natural.
Frothy scum gathering at rocks. Seemed natural.

March 2026

Downstream from sample point
Downstream from sample point

January 2026

West Creek water
West Creek water

December 2025

Turbid water flowing from West Creek (Back Creek flows from barrel drain at foot of picture)
Turbid water flowing from West Creek (Back Creek flows from barrel drain at foot of picture)

December 2025

Turbidity at Back Creek Reserve
Turbidity at Back Creek Reserve

December 2025

Upstream at usual measuring point
Upstream at usual measuring point

December 2025

Downstream from sample point. Macroinvertebrate survey: one segmented worm found
Downstream from sample point. Macroinvertebrate survey: one segmented worm found

November 2025

Upstream from sample point. Levels had clearly been higher
Upstream from sample point. Levels had clearly been higher

November 2025

Upstream. Trees have fallen across stream in last few months
Upstream. Trees have fallen across stream in last few months

October 2025

Round corner from downstream image. This is normal flow, but note bank erosion to right.
Round corner from downstream image. This is normal flow, but note bank erosion to right.

October 2025

Downstream from measuring site
Downstream from measuring site

October 2025

September 2025

Downstream view
Downstream view

August 2025

Upstream view
Upstream view

August 2025

July 2025

July 2025

downstream of sampling point
downstream of sampling point

June 2025

upstream of sampling point
upstream of sampling point

June 2025

May 2025

May 2025

Back Creek, upstream from sample site
Back Creek, upstream from sample site

March 2025

March 2025

Back Creek pool downstream from sample area.
Back Creek pool downstream from sample area.

March 2025

Leaf litter
Leaf litter

February 2025

Back Creek site looking upstream
Back Creek site looking upstream

February 2025

January 2025

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