Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek@ Rufus St Bridge Epping ME_YDA105
Date and Time Tuesday 5th October 2010 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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 NTU
Sample
Weather Cloudy
Last rainfall Last 7 days
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 61.00
Stream width 8.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Stream habitat results don't match the form on database Database has two categories: erosion and stability (5), riffles pools and bends (5) whereas the record sheet only has erosion and stability (10) it was rated a 6, so i put 3 points into the erosion and stability category, and 3 points for riffles, pools and bends.

Habitat

Migrated from old Melbourne data
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Excellent 10 Fair 28

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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