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  6. 22-09-2024

Jawbone Lake 1 (Just below treatment wetland)

Melbourne

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ME_WJR130 Werribee River Catchment

Sunday 22nd September 2024 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
92.76%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
110µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
16.8° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 9.80
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
Other:lake
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

High phosphates possibly from hig bird population and no flow

 

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Good 8 Fair 6 N/A Good 8 27

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 20
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 4
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 20
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 107 Total score: 55 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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