Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek, upstream Murray Road/Southern Road bridge, Preston/Heidelberg Heights. ME_YDA435
Date and Time Sunday 30th April 2017 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 0 10 790 6.4 0.2 17 16.9 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 0.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

- Flow is faster than usual

- no waste was observed, this could be due to the rain as it might be wasted up somewhere

- community members have seen children playing/swimming in the creek. Also, they have seen snakes in the area 

Diary photos

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