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Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

Melbourne

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ME_YDA558 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 18th November 2016 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1040µS/cm
pH
8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.3° C
Temperature - WATER
19.1° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 32
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 100
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 220 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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