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Merri Creek @ Heidelberg Rd Bridge

Melbourne

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ME_YMR005 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 12th March 2010 14:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.1mg/L NH4+
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.7° C
Temperature - WATER
19.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
150NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
 
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,cans,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 4
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 35 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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