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  6. 06-03-2002

Gardiners Creek- immediately downstream of Blackburn Lake, Blackburn

Melbourne

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ME_YGR025 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 6th March 2002 10:40am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
140µS/cm
Nitrate - Nitrogen
0.16mg/L
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
22.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Chironomids 1 10
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d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 20
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Freshwater shrimp 5 5
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h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 1
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Water-boatmen 4 5
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 56
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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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: 105 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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