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  6. 26-05-2024

Soak 2 - Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve

Melbourne

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ME_DYW002 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 26th May 2024 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.4mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
53.89%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
610µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.125mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12.7° C
Temperature - WATER
10.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Poor 2 Good 8 30

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 11
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 17
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 51 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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