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ME_ECN500 Cannibal Creek at Wimpole Rd, Garfield North

21 January 2009

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Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Cannibal Creek at Wimpole Rd, Garfield North ME_ECN500
Date and Time Wednesday 21st January 2009 13:06pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 NTU
Sample 0.15 280 6 20 19 15
Weather Cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate None
Water Appearance
Stream depth 40.00
Stream width 2.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
3 mls rainfall depth range: 5-40cm; width range: 1-2m 12 photos taken by Linda Byrne Comment: "There was a 45-50 cm trout floating belly up in the water. Habitat Asssessment notes: "Plants: predominant species are Eucalypts spp., acacia spp., reed (looks a bit like bamboo, typha orientalis (bullrush), melaleuca ericafolia, coprosma quadrifida, inknown aquatic floating plant, umbrell sedge, blackberries and thistles. Animals: bellbirds, welcome swallow."

Habitat

Migrated from old Melbourne data
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
VeryPoor 1 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 Poor 4 Excellent 10

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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