Site Visit #216434 21-06-2011 | ME_YYR771: Warringal wetlands (constructed) River Gum Walk, Warringal Parklands, Heidelberg. (close to Yarra River, Sills Bend)

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ME_YYR771 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 21st June 2011 8:45am Approved

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Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	3
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult)	0	20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	50
Water mites (Acarina)	5	3
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	20
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	100

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

Total abundance: 206 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Mininum standard

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