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ME_YTW005 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 1st May 2018 13:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
57.35%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
990µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - NTU
70NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 10.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Scummy,Smelly,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,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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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 20
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 17
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 23
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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: 64 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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