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Merri Creek @Ceres East Brunswick

Melbourne

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ME_YMR118 Yarra River Catchment

Saturday 17th March 2018 12:50pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
70.96%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1670µS/cm
pH
8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.025mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
27° C
Temperature - WATER
23.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

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

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 N/A
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 6 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 N/A
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d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) 3 N/A
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 1 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 N/A
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e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 N/A
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 N/A
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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