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Soak 2 - Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve

Melbourne

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ME_DYW002 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 30th October 2022 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
21.14%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
250µS/cm
pH
6.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.17mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
18° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Scummy,Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
silt build up
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Excellent 10 27

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 25
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 52 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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