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Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 23rd October 2016 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.01mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
89.03%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
560µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.003mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
11° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - FTU
40FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 47.00
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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