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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Sunday 4th June 2017 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 5 8 10 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 17.70
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear,Other
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,cans,clothing,packets,polystyrene,other: balls, orange mesh.

In the pit drain:  17 plastic bottles,  1 tennis ball,  2 table tennis balls, 1 plastic ball 1 steel can,  1 piece polystyrene.

A tree trunk and branches are still blocking the tunnels.

Cumbungi is dying leaving a wider channel.

Gravel has been deposited below the dam wall and downstream from the bridge.

A fox has left only feathers and droppings after a meal.

Greg removed a long, wide piece of orange mesh from the creek and took it home to discard.

Water was just a trickle at the big dam and hardly flowing, downstream from the log dam.

Oxygen levela bit better this time.

BIRDS:   Magpies,  Kookaburra,  2 Wood Ducks and another duck, probably a Black duck.

There were Common Froglets calling. 

 

Diary photos

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