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GB_SWP020 Swamp Creek at 246 Harrisons Rd Violet Town
1 July 2016
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Overview
Catchment | Goulburn River |
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Site | Swamp Creek at 246 Harrisons Rd Violet Town GB_SWP020 |
Date and Time | Friday 1st July 2016 12:07pm |
Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
EC µS/cm | Rain mm | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 160 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 100 |
Weather | overcast |
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Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 14.5 |
Flow estimate | FLOOD / OVERBANK: flow is high and water level has exceeded bank capacity and is connecting with floodplain |
Water Appearance | Muddy |
Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
Stream width | 2m - 5m |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants |
Swamp Creek has been flowing since end of May 2016. With a total of 200mm of rain since early May until July 1. the surrounding land is saturated, all our dams and the Billabongs along the Creek are full and overflowing. There are sheets of water on the paddocks. I noted that natural creek barriers in the Creek bed, like piled up branches, help to disperse the waters over larger areas and thus reduce erosion by lowering the current's speed.
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