Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Tea Tree Creek @ Elaine-Morrison Rd CO_TEA030
Date and Time Thursday 5th January 2017 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 47.24 4 9800 8.6 0.02 27 22 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 0.40
Flow estimate POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance Scummy
Stream depth Other:<0
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

<p>Overall not a very nice looking site. Paddocks up and dowwnstream from the bridge run into the creek with no fences to limit stock access. The creek is not flowing, there are only pools of water (some of which are large pools mainly on the downstream side of the bridge) here and there which is often how this site looks. Errosion on the southbank upstream side of the bridge seems to have accelerated particularly in one spot where it seems that livestock could have easy access now. There were a couple of Galahs sitting on the dead tree at the bridge when I arrived but nothing else around that I can see not even any livestock anywhere. Photos in diary.</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 17

Diary photos

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