Site Visit #2333697 04-12-2022 | ME_YMR112: Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

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ME_YMR112 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 4th December 2022 14:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

86.41%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

7mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1160µS/cm

pH

8pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.18mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

34.7° C

Temperature - WATER

25.9° C

Turbidity - NTU

22NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Clear,Stained brown

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

> 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,plastic

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis)	6	N/A
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	3	N/A
	d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab)	3	N/A
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	4	N/A
	h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)	1	N/A
	i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers)	2	N/A
	j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles)	1	N/A
	t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis)	6	N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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