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Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

Melbourne

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 10th November 2011 14:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
750µS/cm
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
0.125mg/L P
pH
7.5pH Units
Temperature - AIR
23.2° C
Temperature - WATER
20.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
40NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 28
Flow estimate
Rapid
Water Appearance
Muddy,Scummy,Foamy/frothy,Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,clothing,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 35
Image
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 4
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 8
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 16
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 76 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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