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 5th June 2011 10:00am
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 3.5 490 8 0.06 10 10 24
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
High EC & Ammonia, reported to MW email 5/6/2011 Cumbungi totally died off - new growth just shooting, persicaria in flower Litter: Poly sheets in outlet of Vege creek in Lake A lot collected in Vege Ck, foil Oil slick/rusty puddles in vege creek, floodplain area. Vege creek- check litter trap dumping Habitat 32/40 Vegetation *Arum Lily *Blackberry -recently flooded again, needs removing now. Cumbungi totally died off- new growth just shooting

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