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Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

Melbourne

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ME_YDA558 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 21st March 2024 9:35am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.01mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
92.14%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
656µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.5° C
Temperature - WATER
16.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 0.20
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Milky
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 3
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 20
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 166 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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