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Soak 2 - Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve

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ME_DYW002 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 26th February 2023 10:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
41.63%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1890µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18.5° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.50
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
 

Habitat

This is a man-made soak body as part of the Chain of Ponds in the YWNR

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Poor 4 VeryPoor 1 Good 8 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 12
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 34 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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