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ME_YDA558 Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.
16 March 2017
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558 |
| Date and Time | Thursday 16th March 2017 10:15am |
| 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 | Nitrate mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0.5 | 6 | 860 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 40 |
| Weather | overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 2.80 |
| Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Stained brown,Muddy |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Very high phosphate and ammonium levels.
We put this down to a rainfall event (2.8mm locally) immediately prior to testing.
The river flow went from a constant 2.273 ML to 47.6 ML within two hours.
The rainfall fell in a north / south band across Victoria, so the whole catchment would have copped it at one time, releasing a large amount of stormwater runoff with associated nutrients.Creek was falling slowly by the time we tested and was a brown colour that we put down to being stirred up by the sudden increase in stormwater.
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