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Upper Stony Creek - midpoint of capital works

Melbourne

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ME_MSO030 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Wednesday 5th April 2023 11:35am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
31.07%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
340µS/cm
Nitrate NO3
0mg/L
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 21

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 73
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 15
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 72
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 97
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 263 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

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