Site Visit #2016247 11-11-2003 | ME_YLY070: Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb?

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ME_YLY070 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 11th November 2003 14:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity

60µS/cm

Nitrate - Nitrogen

0.3mg/L

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0mg/L P

Turbidity - NTU

17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Chironomids	1	5
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	3
Water-boatmen	4	2
Water-striders	4	1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	12
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	12
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Water mites (Acarina)	5	1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 43 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Test 2

Mininum standard

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