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  6. 11-02-2018

Diamond Creek Ninks Road Source

Melbourne

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ME_YDI010 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 11th February 2018 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.01mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
101.32%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
80µS/cm
pH
6.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.05mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 35

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 4
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 3
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 45 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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