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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

Friday 22nd November 2024 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
71.51%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1141µS/cm
pH
8.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
31° C
Temperature - WATER
24° C
Turbidity - NTU
13NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 1.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 70
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 500
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 607 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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