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ME_MJA630 Jacksons Creek below Western Water Treatment Plant

30 June 2017

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Jacksons Creek below Western Water Treatment Plant ME_MJA630
Date and Time Friday 30th June 2017 12:00pm
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 0.02 93.0177 10 770 7.7 0.02 10 12 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width > 5m
Hazards Access getting a bit overgrown again.
Litter/Pollutants

No rubbish in the vicinity, probably because access to collection site is fairly obscured so public access not easy.

Habitat

<p>Opposite bank infestion of blackberry and thistle. Collection side benefitting from Friends of Holden Reserve plantings over 10 years.</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 27

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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