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Aitken Creek, Perron Close, Craigieburn

Melbourne

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ME_YAI030 Yarra River Catchment

Tuesday 6th June 2006 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
590µS/cm
pH
8.2pH Units
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 14
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 4
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 15
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 25
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 13
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 25
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 303 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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