Rachel Hill and Margaret Webster, Burdekin Springs
Bottle number: 35
About the water
Rachel Hill and Margaret Webster
Collected at: Burdekin Springs, [Attunga], NSW
E: 150.50089, S: 30.54523
Collected by: Rachel Hill and Margaret Webster
On family property.
Water quality:
| Turbidity: | 7 |
| pH: | 7 |
| Salinity: | 1200µS/cm |
| Dissolved oxygen: | 5mg/L, 55% saturation |
Also tested temperature: 20.5 degrees Celsius
ACT Waterwatch says:
This pool is being well managed by the looks of the low turbidity. Pools often have lower than ideal level oxygen in them. This can be a problem for native fish but makes a great place for frogs to breed, as fish eat their eggs. Salinity here is also an issue.
Burdekin Springs, NSW.
About the site
Ground water fed pool on creek bed. Land used for grazing sheep.
What's going on:
Grazing!
No work at present.