Site Visit #2323312 24-03-2019 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 24th March 2019 9:50am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

41.24%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3.9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

320µS/cm

pH

6.7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.02mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

20° C

Temperature - WATER

18° C

Turbidity - FTU

37FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 2.00

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Scummy

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

paper,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	50
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	20
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	20

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 103 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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