Site Visit #2323647 07-04-2019 | ME_YMR112: Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

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ME_YMR112 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 7th April 2019 14:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

86.35%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1070µS/cm

pH

8.1pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.06mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

26.9° C

Temperature - WATER

18.9° C

Turbidity - NTU

9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

More than a week ago

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis)	6	N/A
	c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells)	5	N/A
	d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)	2	N/A
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	4	N/A
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	1	N/A
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	2	N/A
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	3	N/A
	q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis)	3	N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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