Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Yarra River Catchment
  4. ME_YSC020
  5. Site visits
  6. 18-06-2017

Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley

Melbourne

DOWNLOAD DATA   

ME_YSC020 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 18th June 2017 10:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.09mg/L NH4+
Electrical Conductivity
480µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
10.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
15FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Willows all removed (stags left in place), reducing overhead cover.  Banks appear to be unstable.  No revegetation as yet under the willows.  Some regeneration occurring.  In-stream vegetaion increased.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 24

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.
We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Creative Commons CC BY All content, files, data and images provided by the WaterWatch Data Portal subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License Data portal by CeRDI