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 2nd April 2017 09:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 0.4 180 6.7 0.003 16.2 14.5 16
Weather windy
Last rainfall During the last week 10.00
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,polystyrene

Thomas, Elaine, Su, Anne

Slight improvement in water appearance but still not usual colour. Huge growth in cumbungi, etc. No water birds, lots of magpies. 2 pacific black ducks

Litter evident since MW did a clean up on Wednesday

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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