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Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 21st October 2016 11:10am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.59mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
320µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.18mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
14.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 15.00
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
Other:50m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 8
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 4
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 29
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 58
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 126 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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