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  6. 13-10-2024

Back Creek at Nettleton Park

Melbourne

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ME_YBC950 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 13th October 2024 12:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.5mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2010µS/cm
pH
7.92pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.8° C
Temperature - WATER
15.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 1.00
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
other: steel

Habitat

Oxygen sampling not performed on this occasion (no bottle, as yet)

V. high salinity and nitrate readings had dropped off a couple of days later.

This being the first reading for this site, a habitat assessment was also performed.

Measurements at this site are done at the same time as measurements for Gardiners Creek at Nettleton.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 25

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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