Bradley Wilkin: Tuggeranong Creek (upper)
Bottle number: 88
About the water
Upper Tuggeranong Creek sampler.
Collected at: Upper Tuggeranong Creek, Leinhop Bridge, Theodore, ACT
Northing: 693000, Easting: 6075820
Collected by: Bradley Wilken
Waterwatch.
Water quality:
| Turbidity: | 10NTU |
| pH: | 7.8 |
| Salinity: | 490µS/cm |
| Phosphates: | 0.03ppm |
| Dissolved oxygen: | 3.8ppm, 68% |
Water levels are high after good early Spring rain. Tadpoles and yabbies are very common.
ACT Waterwatch says:
Upper Tuggeranong Creek, Leinhop Bridge, Theodore, ACT.
About the site
- Exotic weeds removed in past few years.
- Native plantings on steep banks
- Threats: rubbish from highway, locals dumping rubbish and young people littering when hanging out under the bridge.
What's going on:
- Litter removal
- Frogwatch
- Waterwatch