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Moorabool R @ford (Dolly Creek Rd bridge crossing)

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CO_MOO004 Moorabool River Catchment

Thursday 27th January 2022 12:15pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
58.39%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
584µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
28° C
Temperature - WATER
23° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 5.40
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,cans,clothing

Habitat

Not much wildlife around today it is fairly quiet, Blackberry bushes downstream of ford crossing have died off and are just piles of woody sticks now however looking upstream the dead blackberry bushes have new growth growing over the top and appear to be taking over again. I have put some photos in diary.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 30

Diary photos

MOO 004 Looking downstream at Ford Crossing
MOO 004 Ford Crossing
MOO 004 Regrowth of Blackberries Upstream of Ford
MOO 004 Looking Upstream at Ford Crossing

Physical Chemical Trends

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