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Gardiners Creek at Nettleton Park upstream of confluence with Back Creek

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ME_YGR795 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 11th January 2026 12:00pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.01mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
45.79%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
980µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.1° C
Temperature - WATER
21.9° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 0.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank erosion arises more from traffic than stream flow, but is becoming serious.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 VeryPoor 2 Fair 6 Good 4 VeryPoor 2 16

Diary photos

Nettleton Park Bank erosion arising from foot traffic (dogs and... water monitors) as well as vegetation loss some years ago. loss
Gardiners Creek, showing 'beach', pool, and upstream riffle
Gardiners Creek, showing pool and downstream riffle.
Undercutting from times of high stream flow

Physical Chemical Trends

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