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  6. 27-03-2018

Trin Warren Tamboore Wetland Inlet, Royal Park

Melbourne

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ME_YTW005 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 27th March 2018 13:00pm Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Smelly,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,packets

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 19

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 70 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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