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Balcombe Creek at Uralla Rd footbridge, Mt Martha (Complementary site to Melbourne Water Ecowise testing 2008-9)

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ME_EBA850 Bunyip River Catchment

Sunday 8th January 2023 9:10am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
34.49%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.26mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1221µS/cm
pH
7.34pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22° C
Temperature - WATER
17.9° C
Turbidity - NTU
1NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
Other:30cm
Stream width
Other:5.5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 8
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 228 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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