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Soak 2 - Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve

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ME_DYW002 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 30th June 2024 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
50.77%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
660µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.175mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10.3° C
Temperature - WATER
8° C
Turbidity - NTU
25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Windy
Last rainfall
Raining now 2.60
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
slips but quite stable today
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Fair 6 Fair 3 Good 8 29

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 25
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 25
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 11
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 72 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Robyn and Taylah doing the chef
Getting the water bugs from the soak
The Soak 2

Physical Chemical Trends

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