Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Bunyip River Catchment
  4. ME_EDN700
  5. Site visits
  6. 12-11-2010

MPVA03 - Dam on a tributary of Dunns Creek

Melbourne

DOWNLOAD DATA   

ME_EDN700 Bunyip River Catchment

Friday 12th November 2010 14:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1400µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
33° C
Temperature - WATER
26° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
Slow
Water Appearance
Other: discolored
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 200
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 248 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.
We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Creative Commons CC BY All content, files, data and images provided by the WaterWatch Data Portal subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License Data portal by CeRDI