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  6. 15-12-2005

Five Mile Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YFM005 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 15th December 2005 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
80%
Electrical Conductivity
1010µS/cm
pH
8.5pH Units
Temperature - AIR
31° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 6
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 50
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 142 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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