Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Latrobe River
Site Traralgon Creek at Atherley Close WG_TRA006
Date and Time Friday 2nd October 2009 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions - Overcast Last rainfall - 30mm during the last week Water flow - fast and permanent Water appearance - muddy litter pollutants - bottles, plastic pipe drain 100m upstream from site - pipe 1m in diameter, drain flowing deppest part of stream - up to 5m 3500cm in width Creek broke its banks at my location, rising at least one meter above normal. Quite a bit of damage done to banks with chunks of soil taken out by the fast flow. Still above normal level but going down.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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