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Upper Stony Creek - midpoint of capital works

Melbourne

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ME_MSO030 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Wednesday 18th May 2022 11:20am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
30%
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
Nitrate NO3
0mg/L
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13.4° C
Temperature - WATER
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,oil,paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,clothing,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 Fair 6 Good 4 Poor 4 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 17
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 9
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 15
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 30
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 12
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 61
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 173 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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