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Kalparrin Lake, west end of the lake (sample point 1) near the overflow spill which enters the Plenty River, Greensborough

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ME_YPL682 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 17th December 2010 8:55am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1490µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.4° C
Temperature - WATER
18.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
Slow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 9
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 18
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 0 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 52 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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