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  6. 14-08-2006

Five Mile Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YFM005 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 14th August 2006 14:30pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.47mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
40NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Milky
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 10
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 60 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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