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Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drain

Melbourne

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ME_EBI100 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 9th November 2017 10:45am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 5.00
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
Other:
Stream width
Other:
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles

Habitat

Bittern is a reservoir so some of the above does not apply

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Good 8 Fair 6 Poor 2 Excellent 10 31

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 6
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 5
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 400
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 430 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

? trout
Caddisfly nymph ? species and a ?
Haven't seen red shrimp here before

Physical Chemical Trends

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