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  6. 19-09-2011

Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha

Melbourne

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ME_EBA800 Bunyip River Catchment

Monday 19th September 2011 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2500µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
24° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Slow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 5 3
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 0 17
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 300
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 7
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 360 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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