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Blackburn Lake at Heron Point opposite Naughton Gve Blackburn

Melbourne

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ME_YGR023 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 8th July 2018 10:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
63.94%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
133µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10° C
Temperature - WATER
9.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
32FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
Raining now
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
cans

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 9
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 63 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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