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Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YGR006 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 6th October 2019 9:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
40.68%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
202µS/cm
pH
6.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - FTU
27FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
 
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 11 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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