Site Visit #2310764 22-01-2017 | ME_YDI833: Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd January 2017 10:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

4mg/L

Temperature - AIR

27° C

Temperature - WATER

18.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 31.60

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Smelly,Other

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene,other: balls

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches)	1	3
	d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)	1	20
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	1	100
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	2	40
	f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye)	5	2
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	1	2
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	1	3
	i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)	2	1
	j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers)	2	1
	m. Family Syrphidae (rat tailed maggot)	1	1
ALT Signal Score		2.80
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.52

Diary photos

This weed is spreading all along the creek --- looks beautiful !

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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