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Sassafras Creek at Sassafrass Creek Reserve, Beagleys Bridge picnic area, Perrins Creek Road, Kallista

Melbourne

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ME_YSS022 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 3rd December 2012 13:30pm Approved
Notes
The water seems to be quite turbid as there has been recent rain. Small sticks and branches are caught on the rocks. One of the tree ferns has fallen down. Grant application assessment carried out today. They were impressed with the work we are doing and our ability to propogate new indigenous ferns from local gardens for our revege project.

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.24mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
110µS/cm
pH
6.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
14.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
16NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Additional sticks and a tree fern has fallen over into the creek. Our newly planted ferns along the bank are doing well.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 Good 8 Good 4 VeryPoor 2 Fair 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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