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  6. 22-04-2012

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 22nd April 2012 8:40am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
55%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1340µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Milky
Stream depth
0.50
Stream width
5.5
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 0 8
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 200
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 212 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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