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Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

Melbourne

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 24th October 2021 9:00am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
85.54%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
450µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - FTU
25FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 17.00
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 2
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 79 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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