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  6. 13-09-2025

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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 13th September 2025 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
77.78%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
650µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.3mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
70NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Smelly,Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

drying out rapidly but still swans and ducks present
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 N/A Good 8 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 6
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 14
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 16
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 16
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 79 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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