Site Visit #2330732 23-01-2022 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 23rd January 2022 10:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.8mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

37.53%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3.4mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1200µS/cm

pH

7.2pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.123mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

23.5° C

Temperature - WATER

20° C

Turbidity - FTU

49FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

More than a week ago

Flow estimate

POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	3
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	2	30
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	50
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	2
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	3
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	30
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	20

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 190 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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