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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 9th November 2014 9:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.05mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
33%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
290µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23° C
Temperature - WATER
18° C
Turbidity - NTU
13NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 36
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Scummy,Other: Litter ; Pollen floating on surface
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,paper,plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Fair 3 Good 8 Good 31

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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