Site Visit #220143 18-04-2011 | ME_YDI833: Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 18th April 2011 14:20pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.01mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1200µS/cm

pH

7.6pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.07mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

21.6° C

Temperature - WATER

14.9° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Scummy,Foamy/frothy,Other: pale brown with rings of bubbles

Stream depth

51cm - 99cm

Stream width

>5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,cans,clothing,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Chironomids	1	28
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	1
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys)	4	2
Water-striders	4	1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	4
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)	3	1
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	6
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	3
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	4
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	1

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

Total abundance: 53 Total score: 25 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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