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Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

Melbourne

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ME_YDA558 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 2nd December 2021 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
92.54%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
596µS/cm
pH
7.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
27.5° C
Temperature - WATER
22.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.00
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 60
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 130 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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