Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Watsons Creek at Eltham Yarra Glen Road (under road bridge), Kangaroo Ground ME_YWA500
Date and Time Sunday 1st June 2008 15:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 4200 5.4 17 9 10
Weather Cloudy
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate None
Water Appearance
Stream depth 40.00
Stream width 2.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
approx 20 pieces of rubbish in 50 m reach of Creek. The drain located 200 metres upstream of site (pipe diameter 600 mm) was not flowing. More information on this site is in file records at NE Melb WW.

Habitat

Migrated from old Melbourne data
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 Good 8 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 25

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