Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Yarra River Catchment
  4. ME_YSC012
  5. Site visits
  6. 19-02-2023

Glen Waverley Main Drain. Behind 5/6 Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley

Melbourne

DOWNLOAD DATA   

ME_YSC012 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 19th February 2023 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
82.96%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
100µS/cm
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18.5° C
Temperature - WATER
16.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
7FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 0.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,clothing,packets,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 20
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 30
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 50
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 162 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.
We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Creative Commons CC BY All content, files, data and images provided by the WaterWatch Data Portal subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License Data portal by CeRDI