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Westbreen Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YWE009 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 21st October 2010 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
330µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.2° C
Temperature - WATER
16.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
7NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 11
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 44
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 47
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 30
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 16
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 177 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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