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Mt Waverley Wetlands, at the rocky embankment at the most westerly end of the wetland, nearest the spillway

Melbourne

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ME_YSC100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 21st March 2021 9:50am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
50.21%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
210µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
17.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
22FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.50
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 50
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 50
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 203 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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