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Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

Melbourne

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ME_YMR112 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 2nd September 2018 14:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.01mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
81.8445%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
870µS/cm
pH
8.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Stained brown,Milky,Stained green
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 9
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 119 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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