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Tea Tree Creek @ Elaine-Morrison Rd

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CO_TEA030 Moorabool River Catchment

Thursday 5th January 2017 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
47.24%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
9800µS/cm
pH
8.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
27° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 0.40
Flow estimate
POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance
Scummy
Stream depth
Other:<0
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Overall not a very nice looking site. Paddocks up and dowwnstream from the bridge run into the creek with no fences to limit stock access. The creek is not flowing, there are only pools of water (some of which are large pools mainly on the downstream side of the bridge) here and there which is often how this site looks. Errosion on the southbank upstream side of the bridge seems to have accelerated particularly in one spot where it seems that livestock could have easy access now. There were a couple of Galahs sitting on the dead tree at the bridge when I arrived but nothing else around that I can see not even any livestock anywhere. Photos in diary.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 17

Diary photos

Looking downstream from bridge TEA 030
Looking upstream from the bridge TEA 030

Physical Chemical Trends

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