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Toomuc Creek opposite Little Albert daycare centre

Melbourne

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ME_ETO295 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 19th September 2018 5:25am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
529µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
0NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.50
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
blackberries
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,cans,polystyrene,other: cigarettes

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Good 8 Excellent 5 Good 8 32

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 98
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 80
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 195 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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