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  6. 27-11-2001

Chum Creek behind Good Life Farm pig paddock

Melbourne

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ME_YCH050 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 27th November 2001 13:30pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
90µS/cm
Nitrate - Nitrogen
1.31mg/L
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.013mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
14.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Chironomids 1 40
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d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 10
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Freshwater shrimp 5 6
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 50
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 339 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Very Good

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