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ME_YBA500 Banyule Creek @ footbridge Banyule Flats Reserve

13 April 2012

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Banyule Creek @ footbridge Banyule Flats Reserve ME_YBA500
Date and Time Friday 13th April 2012 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 NTU
Sample 0 4 440 8.4 0.18 18 13 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Stained brown,Other: slight patches of oily/soapy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,oil,plastic
the creek was not flowing very fast at all. the mysterious fish are back in the pool under the footbridge, hopeing to identify them when the water clears up a bit.

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 4 Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 18

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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