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Upper Stony Creek - midpoint of capital works

Melbourne

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ME_MSO030 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Friday 4th November 2022 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.8mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
48.59%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
490µS/cm
Nitrate NO3
10mg/L
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.5mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown,Other
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Contingency site

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Fair 6 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 15
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 110
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 26
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 70
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 233 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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