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Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg

Melbourne

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ME_YED030 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 7th February 2021 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.05mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
78.59%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
320µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.05mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.5° C
Temperature - WATER
21° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 N/A
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 N/A
Image
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 N/A
Image
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 N/A
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e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 N/A
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 N/A
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g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) 1 N/A
Image
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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