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  6. 27-07-2011

Christies Drain @ Fisheries Road

Melbourne

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ME_ECC050 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 27th July 2011 11:30am Approved
Notes
Today we stopped to test this site (ECC050) to see the phosphate reading so didn't test everything.
Phil Start and David Westlake attended too.
There was more water and it was dark.
We heard a common froglet.
Noticed at this site acacias and reveg stand of grasses beside agricultural land.

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
757µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12° C
Temperature - WATER
13.4° C

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Rapid
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

This site is a concrete lined drain with high quality reveg and riparian zone to the road on one side for more than 50 metres. THe other side is agricultural horticultural market gardens.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 Good 8 Poor 16

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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