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  6. 03-04-2012

Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge

Corangamite

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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment

Tuesday 3rd April 2012 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
120%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

2 year old Landcare reveg site after Willow removal immediatly upstream.Willows and blackberries at monitoring site.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Poor 4 Fair 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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