Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558
Date and Time Thursday 26th May 2022 09:10am
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 Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 95.3 10 1305 20 8.1 0 17.5 13 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago 1.80
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards Major works on the creek (fish ladder) about 50 m upstream of Dog Ford site.
Litter/Pollutants plastic,packets

Works to create a fish ladder u/s of Dog Ford site are continuing, so  I have monitored about 100m u/s of the work site, which is about 200m u/s of Dog Ford - the normal monitoring site.

Water very clear and flowing nicely.

Overcast but forecasted rain hasn't fallen yet.

Diary photos

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