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ME_ECC050 Christies Drain @ Fisheries Road

27 July 2011

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Christies Drain @ Fisheries Road ME_ECC050
Date and Time Wednesday 27th July 2011 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Today we stopped to test this site (ECC050) to see the phosphate reading so didn't test everything.
Phil Start and David Westlake attended too.
There was more water and it was dark.
We heard a common froglet.
Noticed at this site acacias and reveg stand of grasses beside agricultural land.

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 757 7.8 0.25 12 13.4
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

This site is a concrete lined drain with high quality reveg and riparian zone to the road on one side for more than 50 metres. THe other side is agricultural horticultural market gardens.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 Good 8 Poor 16

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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