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Site code ME_YSC010
Site name Scotchmans Creek at end of Turner Crt and Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley (Fiander arm)
Status Active
Water Authority Melbourne
Basin Yarra River
Catchment Yarra River
Sub catchment Gardiners Creek
Reach
Water type Creek
Council Monash City Council
History View all 129 site visits 23-05-2004 - 20-10-2024
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Last data: 20-10-2024
Date 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 FTU Turb NTU
19-03-2023 0 420 16.5 16.5 6
20-08-2023 0 83.62 9.1 540 13 11.5 21
24-09-2023 0.07 62.79 6.6 750 7.3 0.026 17 13 10
29-10-2023 0 770 7.3 15.5 16.5 9
26-11-2023 0.01 82.81 8 140 7.4 0.029 16.5 17 24
21-01-2024 0 600 7.6 18 17.5 9
18-02-2024 0 72.81 7.1 510 7 0.013 18.5 16.5 6

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
23-06-2024 Fair 3 Fair 6 Poor 4 Fair 3 Fair 6 22
18-06-2023 <p>Ivy covers the west bank at the upstream end of the site. &nbsp;Narrow verge coverage of native trees and bushes, flanked by paths and mown grass.</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Poor 4 Fair 3 Poor 4 20
19-06-2022 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Poor 4 23
27-06-2021 <p>Overstorey predominantly native (revegetated) provides extensive cover and shading across channel but understorey is very weedy.&nbsp; Frequent large clumps of instream vegetation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sand and gravel substrate with introduced large boulders creating riffles and controlling erosion.&nbsp; Banks largely protected but some erosion on northern bank.&nbsp; High flow event within last week increased depth to ~0.5m which has flushed leaf litter from low banks.</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 22
23-06-2019 <p>Very little in-stream vegetation, and continued deposition of sand and gravel along the site-area stream bed. &nbsp;Erosion appears more extensive than last year.&nbsp;</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 22
24-06-2018 <p>Erosion along North bank has increased, vegetation cover along N bank and verge affected by deposits of sand/gravel. Verge vegetation still very weedy.</p> Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 21
23-07-2017 <p>23 July 2017:&nbsp; There is still very little in-stream vegetation. Verge vegetation very weedy (Tradescantia etc). Spot erosion still apparent.</p> Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 24
19-06-2016 In stream vegetation has been largely removed by dredging - slowly returning. Verge vegetation very weedy (Tradescantia etc). Spot erosion still apparent. Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 25
21-06-2015 21 June 2015: Little change from 2014. The bridge approaches have been concreted to avoid washouts of the previous crushed granite surface. Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 26
24-08-2014 Exotic weeds are rampant on the west bank / verge. In-stream vegetation is patchy but reasonably good. Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 26
21-07-2013 Banks have been cleared of some weeds, exposing some local erosion. Sandy sediment is accumulating in the stream bed. Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 24
26-08-2012 26 Aug 2012: Bank erosion has increased. Weeds have increased (tradescantia). In stream sediment (probably eroded from crushed rock pathways) is inhibiting in stream vegetation in some places Fair 3 Good 8 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 27
21-08-2011 in stream cover was rated as a 5 Good 4 Good 8 Poor 4 Good 4 Good 8 Fair 28
24-03-2011 Migrated from old Melbourne data Fair 3 Excellent 10 Fair 6 Good 4 Good 8 Poor 31

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