Site Visit #2016690 11-09-2002 | ME_YLY080: Little Yarra River: immediately downstream of Warburton Highway bridge, suburb?

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ME_YLY080 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 11th September 2002 12:30pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

10.8mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

60µS/cm

Nitrate - Nitrogen

0.28mg/L

pH

7.1pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0mg/L P

Temperature - WATER

9° C

Turbidity - NTU

21NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles)	3	1
Chironomids	1	4
Water-boatmen	4	1
Water-striders	4	1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	28
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	21
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	8
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1

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

Total abundance: 65 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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