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Plenty River at Gorge Rd, South Morang, downstream of bridge

Melbourne

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ME_YPL280 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 5th June 2011 8:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
330µS/cm
Nitrate - Nitrogen
0.11mg/L N
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
7° C
Temperature - WATER
9° C
Turbidity - FTU
51FTU
Turbidity - NTU
23NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 1
Flow estimate
Rapid
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 50
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 15
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 93 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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