Site Visit #2325565 03-11-2019 | ME_YMR112: Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

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ME_YMR112 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 3rd November 2019 14:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

96.18%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

480µS/cm

pH

8pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.15mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

18.3° C

Temperature - WATER

18.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Muddy

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells)	5	N/A
	c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)	1	N/A
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	1	N/A
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	4	N/A
	h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)	1	N/A
	m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)	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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