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Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha

Melbourne

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ME_EBA800 Bunyip River Catchment

Sunday 1st May 2022 10:35am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
60.49%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1810µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.05mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
15.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 11
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 35 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

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