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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 12th April 2025 8:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
62.93%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1070µS/cm
pH
8.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.4mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.2° C
Temperature - WATER
17.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
200NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
muddy and sticks
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

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 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 22
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 136 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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