Site Visit #2338478 23-03-2025 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 23rd March 2025 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.02mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

57.3%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5.9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

270µS/cm

pH

6.7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.046mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

16° C

Temperature - WATER

14° C

Turbidity - FTU

24FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 46.00

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	1
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	2	4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	5

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 34 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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