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ME_YGR006 Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek
6 September 2009
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Overview
Catchment | Yarra River |
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Site | Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek ME_YGR006 |
Date and Time | Sunday 6th September 2009 09:30am |
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 | |
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Sample | 5 | 150 | 0.03 | 0 | 15.6 | 11 | 60 |
Weather | Cloudy |
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Last rainfall | Last 24 hrs |
Flow estimate | None |
Water Appearance | |
Stream depth | |
Stream width | |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants |
Murky/muddy water, possibly caused by rail works. Lots of litter in reeds. 1 x caddisfly larva, Trichoptera shrimps x 3, D ecapoda Atyidae Corixidae x 7 Chironomid x 2,Egg sac about 2cm diam on reeds
Creatures Waterwatch method
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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