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ME_YED030 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 7th July 2019 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
79.12%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
540µS/cm
pH
8.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
11.5° C
Temperature - WATER
9.6° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Milky
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 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 2
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 1
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 20
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 3
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 9
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e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 6
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 12
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 1
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j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 2
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o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 1 1
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 20
ALT Signal Score 2.67
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.21

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