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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 8th March 2025 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.5mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
22.43%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
10.2µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
21° C
Turbidity - NTU
400NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
  0.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
Other:
Hazards
very sticky muddy edges
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

very muddy as the wetland dries out due to lack of rain
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 6 N/A Fair 6 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 5
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 35
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 81 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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