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  6. 18-05-2017

Reedy Billabong East

Melbourne

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ME_YYR808 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 18th May 2017 10:25am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.15mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
25.45%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
660µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 2.00
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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Water mites (Acarina) 5 8
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 4
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 14
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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