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ME_YDA558 Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.
16 May 2024
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558 |
| Date and Time | Thursday 16th May 2024 09:40am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 0.1 | 92.28 | 10 | 1136 | 6.1 | 0.25 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 9 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 15.80 |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Clear,Milky |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | plastic |
I spotted one dead fish (most likely carp) washed in the middle of the creek. Looked around and couldn't see any others.
Very high initial phosphate reading (>0.25) and high ammonium. I retested phosphate and got 0.10.
I reported this to the EPA (ref. PRI-00075822)
Quite a bit of plastic litter washed up on d/s bank, likely after 16 mm rain on 10/5.
Despite 9 NTU turbidity result, water a bit cloudy and has been on and off for the last week or so.
EPA investigated a report of brown/red coloured water last week.
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