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Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YGR006 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 2nd October 2022 10:10am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
23.33%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
544µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - FTU
38FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,waxed cardboard,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Rubbish from recent rains.

Other volunteers: Anne Payne, Elaine Boucher, Wira Yan, Lizzie Duke, Todd Keay.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Fair 6 Fair 3 Good 8 28

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 5 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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