Site Visit #2331036 20-03-2022 | 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 20th March 2022 9:45am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.02mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

41.69%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3.9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

530µS/cm

pH

6.9pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.033mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

19° C

Temperature - WATER

18.5° C

Turbidity - FTU

28FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 1.00

Flow estimate

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

Water Appearance

Stained brown

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Water mites (Acarina)	5	50
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	2	20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	50
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	7
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	50

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

Total abundance: 243 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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