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ME_YGR006 Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek
5 August 2018
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek ME_YGR006 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 5th August 2018 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | FrP mg/L P | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | Rain mm | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb FTU | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 31.91 | 3.6 | 216 | 6.6 | 0.01 | 13 | 10 | 27 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week |
| Flow estimate | STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected) |
| Water Appearance | Muddy |
| Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene |
Monitors: Anne Payne, Elaine Boucher, John Shortridge, Stephanie E, Wira Y., Tanveer Alvi
- Brush cutting on banks, not much growth on Cumbungi
- Weather was sunny with some clouds
- Precipitates for the Disssolved Oxygen settled quite quickly as compared to the tests of previous months
- 1 wood duck, 2 coots, 1 moorhen, 2 pacific black ducks
Litter and Pollution: 2 plastic bottles, 14 polystyrene pieces, 5 takeaway food wrapper foils, 8 cans/cellophnae, 9 soft plastic bags, 2 plastics
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