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ME_YDA558 Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.
14 August 2014
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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 14th August 2014 14:00pm |
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 | 10 | 750 | 9 | 0.02 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 14 |
Weather | sunny |
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Last rainfall | During the last week 3 |
Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
Stream width | >5m |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | plastic |
Water quite alkaline. I checked the pH result on another meter and got the same result. Creek water has generally been looking a bit murky recently - though not so bad today. Have seen a lot of turbid murky water coming out of drains upstream recently.
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