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Site code	ME_YGR020
Site name	Blackburn Lake at the Landing, a constructed platform on the edge of the lake
Status	Active
Water Authority	Melbourne
Basin	Yarra River
Catchment	Yarra River
Sub catchment	Gardiners Creek
Reach
Water type	Pond/Wetland
Council	Whitehorse City Council
History	View all 112 site visits 05-11-1999 - 04-08-2024
Monitoring organisations	ME_Blackburn Lake Sanctuary Advisory Committee 1 ME_Waterwatch East 1

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Mininum standard

Start date First data: 05-11-1999

End date Last data: 04-08-2024

Date	N mg/L NH4+	D.O. %	D.O mg/L	EC µS/cm	pH pH Units	rP mg/L P	Air ° C	Water ° C	Turb FTU
06-08-2023	0	77.46	8.4	207	6.8	0	10	11.7	30
08-10-2023	0.04	62.41	6.5	151	6.8	0	12.2	13.5	41
11-11-2023	0	59.43	5.4	210	7.6	0.03	22	20	50
03-12-2023	0	49.02	4.5	146	6.8	0.03	18	19.5	41
03-02-2024	0	29.46	2.6	174	6.9	0.01	19	21.5	31

Habitat

Date	Comment	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation	Overall
29-04-2023	<p>small area adjacent to The Landing is eroding, no vegetation, but lots of tree roots. Rest of inlet fairly well vegetated</p>	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Poor ²	Fair ⁶	²³
07-04-2019		Poor ²	Good ⁸	Fair ⁶	Poor ²	Good ⁸	²⁶
07-01-2018		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Poor ⁴	Poor ²	Fair ⁶	²⁰
05-11-2017		VeryPoor ¹	Good ⁸	Good ⁸	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	²⁶
02-04-2017	<p>Thomas, Su, Elaine, Anne</p> <p>Seems unstable alongside verge. Lake verge beside landing seems to have eroded away considerably with a width of 1.5 metres. Some sections have broken off into water. Habitat assessment done this site only</p> <p>7+ pacific black ducks, 1 Coot. Wind picking up</p> <p>DO readings inconsistent - not included (RA)</p>	VeryPoor ¹	Poor ⁴	Poor ⁴	VeryPoor ¹	Poor ⁴	¹⁴
05-02-2017	<p>More debris from rain storms. Lots of ducks - pacific black ducks, dusky moorhen. Lots of gumflowers floating in the water.</p>	Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Poor ⁴	²¹
11-07-2015		Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Good ⁸	Fair ³	Poor ⁴	²⁴
10-04-2015		Poor ²	Good ⁸	Fair ⁶	Poor ²	Fair ⁶	²⁴
08-03-2015		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
01-02-2015		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
04-01-2015		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
09-11-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
12-10-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
03-08-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
29-06-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
08-05-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
06-04-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
02-03-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
11-02-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
05-01-2014		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
01-12-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
03-11-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
08-09-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
11-08-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
07-07-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
05-06-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
05-05-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
06-04-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
03-03-2013		Poor ²	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ²³
03-02-2013		Good ⁴	Good ⁸	Good ⁸	Fair ³	Good ⁸	Good ³¹

Diary Entries

pollen had collected in this backwater

Erosion along the edges

erosion along the edges

erosion along the egdges

High water level and water muddy following steady rain for last 3 days (25mm)

Bank erosion

Foam in creek feeding the Landing

Bank erosion almost upto the pillars/supports of the platform.

Habitat Data

YGR020 The Landing data sheet

YGR020 The Landing file photo

Shampoo Spill

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ME_YGR020 Blackburn Lake at the Landing, a constructed platform on the edge of the lake

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Habitat