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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 19th March 2017 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
25.91%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
610µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.082mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - FTU
29FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 4.00
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 50
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 13
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 130 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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