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NC_BIR110 Birch's Creek - pool 240m downstream from dam wall

21 September 2023

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Diary Photos 11
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Birch's Creek - pool 240m downstream from dam wall NC_BIR110
Date and Time Thursday 21st September 2023 10:05am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 204 7.2 0 14.5 13
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Foamy/frothy,Muddy
Stream depth Other:
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Water flowing over spillway from reservoir upstream of sample site. Couldn't take water temp as device wouldn't work. Salinity device gave reading of 204 and also error msg ER4.

Saw Eurasian Blackbird, Brown Thornbill, Australian Magpie, Pacific Black Duck, Superb Fairywren.

Diary photos

Spring? or other beginning of creek at low level
Overflow of res spillway upstream of sample site
Rate of flow of pipe next to res spillway
Ford under water
Drain at site flowing
fast flow just above collection site
top of acacia broke and fell at collection site
freshly dug patches of soil right by collection site
freshly dug soil at collection point and down to lower level bank
Brown Thornbill up near pumping station
Brown Thornbill up near pumping station

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