Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Diamond Creek, downstream Edendale Farm, bwt Wattletree and Gaston's Rd. ME_YDI805
Date and Time Tuesday 21st September 2010 13:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

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 0 9.5 310 0.01 8.7 15.2 13.2 40
Weather Windy
Last rainfall Last 24 hrs
Flow estimate Fast
Water Appearance
Stream depth 75.00
Stream width 6.35
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
8.6 mm of rain in last 7 days. Litter: 7 tennis size balls. What has changed: water less turbid, lower phosphate and no ammonium. The large tree trunk which was pushing against the footbridge has been removed. What stands out: Evidence of a much hisgher water level. Lots of rubbish. Erosion and deposition. Other observation: scrub wrens, melicytus dentatus and acacia dealbata i flower, angled onion and soursobs in flower on banks, leaves appearing on willow.

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