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Devilbend Reservoir, 150m south of fishing platform, accessed by public car park

Melbourne

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ME_EDV400 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 9th November 2017 9:45am 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
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles

Habitat

Devilbend is a reservoir

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
N/A Good 8 Fair 6 N/A Good 8 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 25
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 300
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 378 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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