Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Yarra River Catchment
  4. ME_YMY004_RD
  5. Site visits
  6. 17-05-2022

Merlynston Creek at Jack Roper Reserve Broadmeadows

Melbourne

DOWNLOAD DATA   

ME_YMY004_RD Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 17th May 2022 12:10pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
30µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (ppb)
0ppb
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
22NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Last rainfall
  5
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Smelly,Stained brown,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,car bodies,plastic,cans,packets

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Excellent 10 N/A VeryPoor 1 Good 8 23

Water Bugs River Detectives method

Image Name Score
> 6
excellent water quality and habitat values
5 to 6
very good water quality and habitat values
4 to 5
good water quality and habitat values
< 4
poor water quality and habitat values
Total score: 0.0 Overall rating: poor water quality and habitat values

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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