Site Visit #2310759 19-11-2016 | ME_YDI833: Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Saturday 19th November 2016 13:30pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5mg/L

Temperature - AIR

24° C

Temperature - WATER

22° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 32.70

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene,other: balls drinking straws

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)	3	1
	c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches)	1	1
	d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)	1	50
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	1	100
	e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail)	1	2
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	1	10
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	1	2
	j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers)	2	2
ALT Signal Score		2.38
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.61

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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