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MPVA14 - East Creek

Melbourne

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ME_EES900 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 2nd April 2011 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
900µS/cm
pH
6.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10.7° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Other: Discoloured
Stream depth
0.10
Stream width
1
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 40
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 60
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 0 25
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 4
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 0 10
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 158 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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