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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558
Date and Time Friday 27th May 2016 11:00am
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 Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 9 250 8.6 0.09 16 15 24
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 20
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Rain in the last 48 hours of around 20mm has led to high creek levels. Water quite turbid. Many eels and a small number of carp were found dead in and next to the creek, from the Parklands upstream as far as Bell St. EPA are investigating the cause of eel deaths.

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