Site Visit #2332715 05-10-2022 | ME_YMO170: Moonee Ponds Creek, just upstream of the Herbert Street footbridge, across from Herbert Reserve, near Brosnan Crescent, Strathmore

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ME_YMO170 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 5th October 2022 15:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.08mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

69.01%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

7mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1584µS/cm

pH

7.3pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.2mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

13° C

Temperature - WATER

14.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

24NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

Raining now 5.00

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Stained brown,Milky

Stream depth

1m - 2m

Stream width

> 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

plastic,waxed cardboard,other

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms)	1	3
	f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs)	4	20
	f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers)	3	15
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	4	200
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	2	2
	j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers)	3	1
ALT Signal Score		2.83
Weighted ALT Signal Score		3.24

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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