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ME_YDA290 Darebin Creek at Greenhills Rd, Bundoora

6 January 2013

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Greenhills Rd, Bundoora ME_YDA290
Date and Time Sunday 6th January 2013 10:20am
Approved Approved

Notes

yuck and excess nutrients! Still it could be worse.

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 rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 5.2 3200 7.9 23 21 11 8
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago 0
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water level was 25cm below my reference point, which is 5cm lower than when last measured. At Mill Park I have had no rain for nearly 3 weeks now. December's total rainfall was only 17mm, barely 25% of average.

Diary photos

nice and quiet here, pity about the loaf of bread someone had thrown in (just downstream of site), probably to feed the ducks.

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