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  6. 15-03-2019

Upper Stony Creek - midpoint of capital works

Melbourne

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ME_MSO030 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Friday 15th March 2019 13:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.6mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
41.84%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
170µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
17.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Oily
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,cans

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 8
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 30 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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