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Glen Waverley Main Drain. Behind 5/6 Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC012 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 21st June 2015 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
50%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
240µS/cm
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.14mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
8° C
Temperature - WATER
8° C
Turbidity - FTU
12FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 6
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
0.9
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
clothing,paper,plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

21 June 2015: Observation site is now 100 m downstream of the earlier site, now close to our water sampling site. There has been unsightly and possibly serious pollution in the Glen Waverley Drain (Crosby arm, site 1b). All underwater surfaces (rocks, soil, vegetation) are coated with a soft clinging pale brown substance, with a consistency like lint and flour paste mixed, with a slight fatty odour. This extends from emergence from pipes at Waverley Rd, downstream to the first wetlands pond at Blackburn Rd. Otherwise, assessment is similar to the previous site in 2014.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Poor 4 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 23

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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