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Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

Melbourne

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ME_YDA558 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 24th November 2022 9:20am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.2mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
74.85%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
678µS/cm
pH
8.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.17mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15.4° C
Temperature - WATER
15.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
45NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1.00
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,cans

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 16 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Lucy and Conan sampling u/s of site
Downstream of site.
View across creek from site

Physical Chemical Trends

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