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ME_YMR240 Merri Creek at Summerhill Road, Craigieburn
3 June 2020
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Merri Creek at Summerhill Road, Craigieburn ME_YMR240 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 3rd June 2020 10:15am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0.04 | 63.75 | 7 | 564 | 6.8 | 0 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 90 |
| Weather | raining |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours |
| Flow estimate | BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Foamy/frothy,Muddy |
| Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | Dead kangaroo on side of road- road kill. Industrial waste |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,plastic,polystyrene,other: Dead roo |
Heavy industrial and domestic waste in bags, strewn litter includng curtains and a bean bag obviously a common dumping site. Heaps of weeds including artichoke thistle, gorse, hawthorn and arum lily instream. There is a recent planting on the south east bank - approx 100 plants including an exclusion zone fenced off.
Rainfall is precedding days has ensured this site has a high flow today with high turbditiy making phosopahet imporrsible to detect using our equipment and ammonium almost unreaable.
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