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  6. 11-02-2018

Diamond Creek at Dawsons Creek property

Melbourne

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ME_YDI150 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 11th February 2018 12:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
110.02%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
110µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20° C
Temperature - WATER
20° C
Turbidity - NTU
50NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 32

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 23
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 37 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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