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ME_YRU050 Running Creek, Mason's Falls Kinglake Nat Pk. Lyrebird circuit track site no 33
20 October 2009
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Running Creek, Mason's Falls Kinglake Nat Pk. Lyrebird circuit track site no 33 ME_YRU050 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 20th October 2009 13:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | FrP mg/L P | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 10.8 | 110 | 0 | 7.1 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| Weather | Sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | Last 3 days |
| Flow estimate | Normal base flow |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | 100.00 |
| Stream width | 2.00 |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
This area 1st aquisition of KLNP in 1926, lots of lyrebird scratchings, whirlygig beelte adults in stream. Saw male lyrebird. Known mountain galaxia and balckfish site before the bushfires. Blackfish caught post fire. Not good for breeding now because too turbid. Too much ash. Glutinous egg masses - get clogged by ash. Blackfish eggs are a good bioindicator of tubridity in streams. Extreme lyrebird scratchings. - seedling dug up. Most surviving ones are nestled in bases of trees.
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