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ME_YDA558 Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.
29 November 2012
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Overview
Catchment | Yarra River |
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Site | Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558 |
Date and Time | Thursday 29th November 2012 10:30am |
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 | Nitrate mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 0 | 6 | 720 | 7.2 | 0.15 | 29 | 23 | 15 |
Weather | sunny |
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Last rainfall | During the last week 18 |
Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
Stream width | >5m |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | plastic |
Phosphate quite high. I redid the test to check and got 0.20 on the second try. Most recent similar phosphate result was in Jan 2010 of 0.15. Water level low to medium. Today was the hottest day so far this summer at 38 to 39 degrees predicted.
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