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Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC020 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd October 2017 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
87.4%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Temperature - AIR
12° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - FTU
13FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1.00
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 100
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 100
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 419 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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