Site Visit #2319583 20-05-2018 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 20th May 2018 9:50am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.03mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

72.17%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

7.6mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

170µS/cm

pH

6.7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.029mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

13° C

Temperature - WATER

13° C

Turbidity - FTU

35FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

During the last week 11.00

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Muddy

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	5	1
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	30
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	7
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	10
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	4
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	20

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 99 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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